Mykelti Brown Padron and Garrison Brown.Photo:Mykelti Padron/Instagram, Robert Brown/ Instagram
Mykelti Padron/Instagram, Robert Brown/ Instagram
Mykelti (Brown) Padronis reflecting on how thesudden deathof her half siblingGarrison Brownhas brought their family closer together.
Mykelti, the daughter ofSister WivesstarsChristineandKody Brown, shared on her Patreon that she had traveled to Arizona for Garrison’sfuneralover the weekend.
“I was in Flagstaff last week with my husband and all of my family. It was for obvious reasons. My brother passed away,” she said ina clipshared on the Instagram account@withoutacrystalball. “It sucked a lot.”
Garrison Brown.Janelle Brown/Instagram
Janelle Brown/Instagram
The mother of three told her followers that she is trying to find the silver lining amid the family tragedy.
“I always like to look at the bright side of everything,” explained Mykelti, 27. “The bright side of his passing is he’s obviously not longer in pain or hurting or sad ‘cause he’s in a better place. At least, I hope he’s in a better place.”
Mykelti added Garrison would have wanted the family to keep moving forward, sharing, “The other thing I know about Garrison is he wouldn’t have wanted us all to stop living our life or stop what we need to do and what we want to do and hobbies and extracurricular activities … he wouldn’t want us to stop it.”
Garrison Brown.Garrison Brown/Instagram
Garrison Brown/Instagram
The TLC star added the family will continue to pay tribute to Garrison at upcoming events.
She then requested that followers give her and the Brown family privacy as they navigate the grieving process.
“Please don’t ask me any questions about Garrison or about my family. Not my family, sorry, about the events around this,” she shared. “You can ask questions about my family, but not about events around this because I will break down crying.”
“I think most of my siblings, we’ve all pretty much agreed that none of our life is private, really, because our parents are public and the show. But this is ours. This is private,” she added.
Mykelti also penned a touching tribute to Garrison on social media Monday. After sharing two quotes about pain and experiencing love, Mykelti wrote, “My heart breaks for my brother who’s no longer with us but it rejoices knowing he’s with his fellow warriors in Valhalla drinking and fighting with Odin.”
“I hope he is loving his place amongst the stars,” she continued. “Garrison was always the funniest person in the room. He was one cool dude and I cry so much because my kinda will never be able to experience his fun presence. But he will live on in all my families memories. Have fun up with the stars little bro, you’re missed.”
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On March 5, the son ofJanelleand Kody Brown wasfound deadin his home. At the time, Lieutenant Charles M. Hernandez II of the Flagstaff Police Department told PEOPLE that officers responded to a report of a death inside a home and confirmed that Garrison’s brotherGabriel, 22, had “discovered Mr. Brown deceased” in an apparent suicide.
Lt. Hernandez’s statement continued, “At this time there is not any indication of foul play, and Detectives from the Criminal Investigations Division are investigating.”
Shortly after the news, Janelle and Kody shared a statement toInstagramconfirming the death of their son.
“Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown, He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him,” she captioned a series of photos of her son. “His loss will leave such a big hole in our lives thatit takes our breath away. We ask that you please respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.” (Kody also posted the same statement onhis own Instagram page.)
source: people.com
