It’s been three weeks since Garrison Brown took his own life.
The March 4th Sister Wives Starring Janelle and Kody allegedly committed suicide inside his Flagstaff apartment.
According to Garrison’s friends and roommates, the reality TV star was battling depression at the time and was drinking almost every night.
He was 25 years old.
In the wake of this tragedy, nearly all of Garrison’s family and loved ones spoke out to express their shock and sadness, with sister Maddie, for example, focusing on the driving issue that unfortunately doomed her brother.
“Mental health is really important and I don’t think we talk about it enough and I don’t think we do enough to raise awareness,” Maddie wrote last week.
“It wasn’t bullying, it wasn’t a lack of love that Garrison got, it was mental health, and I’m going to keep talking about mental health and self-care until I’m blue in the face.”
Amen, Maddie. So well said.
Now, meanwhile, a local shelter in the area — Flagstaff-based High Country Humane Society — has also honored the late TLC personality.
“Today, we honor Robert Garrison Brown for his love and compassion for cats and all animals by naming our Cat Adoption Room after him and the cats he loved and adopted from us,” the animal shelter wrote via Instagram at March 23rd.
“Garrison, your memory has already touched so many lives and will continue to do so here at High Country Humane for years to come.
“Thank you for sharing your passion for animals with us, we will always remember you.”
In addition to the cute caption, the post (as you can see above) also features a photo of a framed photo of Garrison holding one of his cats that was placed at the shelter.
A subsequent video shows one of the shelter’s staff explaining that they raised $25,000 in honor of Garrison in the two weeks following his passing.
Janelle has since reshared this video.
“It’s an incredible gift in his memory and a true testament to the person he was,” explains the employee in the footage.
“He was passionate about elderly cats… (and) the words people wrote in their donations were incredibly inspiring and some of them didn’t know him (outside) the Sister Wives program.”
While fans debate whether Sister Wives should be canceled After this horrible development, Janelle and Kody continue to mourn their son.
“Kody and I are deeply saddened to announce the loss of our beautiful boy Robert Garrison Brown,” the ex-spouses wrote on Instagram the day Garrison’s body was found.
“He was a bright spot in the lives of everyone who knew him. Losing him will leave a hole in our lives so big it will take our breath away.
“We ask that you respect our privacy and join us in honoring his memory.”