Sister Wives Janelle Brown Breaks Silence Following Garrison’s Death
Janelle Brown is taking solace in family memories.
Days after sharing her son Garrison Brown’s death, the “Sister Wives” star recalled her last holiday gathering with all of her and ex Kody Brown’s six children, and shared a pic from a family photo shoot.
“I had all my children together last Christmas,” Janelle Brown captioned her March 8 Instagram post. “It was amazing as it’s hard with everyone’s busy lives to coordinate time like this. I am extremely grateful now that we had pictures taken.”
In the photo, Janelle and Garrison Brown are seen posing in a yard alongside his siblings Logan, 29, Madison, 28, Hunter, 27, Gabriel, 22, and Savanah, 19, as well as Madison’s husband Caleb Brush and their own children Axel, 6, Evangalynn, 4, and Josephine, 13 months, and Logan’s wife Michelle.
Garrison Brown, 25, died March 5 at his home in Arizona. The cause of his death was not revealed. Following the news, Janelle and Kody Brown paid tribute to their late son.
“He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him,” Janelle Brown wrote on her Instagram March 5. “His loss will leave such a big hole in our lives that it takes our breath away. We ask that you please respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.”
Meri Brown and Christine Brown, Kody Brown’s other exes—whose children with him grew up with Janelle Brown’s—have also shared memories of Garrison Brown.
“Garrison was a wonderful, caring brother who understood Truely’s need for a hobby and built her a flowerbed,” Christine Brown wrote on Instagram March 7, alongside a throwback video of Garrison Brown and her daughter working on the project. “We’ll miss him forever.”
‘Sister Wives’ star Janelle Brown reveals final family photo with late son Garrison
“Sister Wives” star Janelle Brown has shared her last family photo taken before her son Garrison’s tragic death. He died at age 25 of an apparent suicide on March 5.
Janelle, 54, and her ex-husband and fellow TLC reality star, Kody Brown, 55, raised six kids together: daughters Madison and Savannah, and sons Garrison, Gabriel, Logan and Hunter.
Madison’s three kids, Axel, Evie, and Josephine, as well as her husband, Caleb, are also pictured in the outdoor snapshot Janelle shared Friday to Instagram.
“I had all my children together last Christmas,” Janelle wrote in a caption to the pic. “It was amazing as it’s hard with everyone’s busy lives to coordinate time like this.”
Prior to Garrison’s death, Janelle had reportedly heard that Garrison had sent a concerning text to a group of people the Brown family works with — presumably on their TLC reality show — on Tuesday, and asked Gabriel to go check on him.
“I want to hate you for sharing the good times. But I can’t. I miss these days,” the text read, according to an incident report obtained by The Post.
Some of Garrison’s three roommates reportedly heard a pop on Tuesday night but did not suspect it was a gunshot. Gabriel was the one to find his brother dead when he arrived at the apartment on Wednesday and subsequently called police.
Kody and Janelle released a joint statement via Instagram on Wednesday.
“Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown.”
They added, “He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him. His loss will leave such a big hole in our lives that it takes our breath away. We ask that you please respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.”
