Sister Wives star Meri Brown breaks her silence on Garrison Brown's tragic suicide at 25 - paying touching tribute to Kody and Janelle's 'beautiful boy': 'This loss leaves a big hole in our lives'

Sister Wives star Meri Brown has broken her silence following the devastating news  about Kody and Janelle's son Garrison Brown's suicide - telling fans that he 'will be missed'.

Garrison, 25, was found by his younger brother Gabe, 22, with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Flagstaff, Arizona, on Tuesday.

Meri, 53, took to Instagram on Tuesday evening and shared the two same photos of Garrison that Janelle had posted, writing alongside them: 'Our family is 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. This loss will leave such a big hole in our lives, and it takes our breath away.'

Sister Wives star Meri Brown has paid tribute to Kody and Janelle's son Garrison following his death

 Garrison was found on March at his home in Arizona with a self-inflicted gunshot wound

Janelle, pictured with Garrison in 2016, is said to have been left 'angry' and 'numb' over her son's tragic passing 

Meri continued: 'We ask that you please respect our privacy during this time and join us in honoring his memory,' and then added: 'Garrison, you are loved and will be missed!' followed by two blue heart emojis.

The reality TV star, who announced her split from Garrison's father Kody in December 2022, was inundated with comments from her 968,000 followers - with some people even telling her to 'turn them off' as a result of hurtful messages that were being left. 

'TURN OFF THE COMMENTS PLEASE. People don't know how to respect privacy with their hateful opinions. May this sweet young man rest in peace. Condolences to all of the family members,' one person wrote.

Another said: 'My heart is broken for you all and for Janelle, no mother should have to feel this pain,' and a third wrote: 'Meri I am so sorry for your loss. May peace come to you and your family. My heart goes out to you.'

A fourth fan commented: 'No parent should have to bury their child. I'm so sorry to all of his loved ones. You all will be in my prayers,' while someone else referenced Garrison's feud with his father Kody.

'I hope his Dad made peace with him and the family. Rest Easy Garrison,' one said, while another person claimed: 'Kody didn’t make peace with his son. Sad.'

Back in February 2022, Kody said during an episode of Sister Wives that he and Garrison and his other son Gabe were 'not good' and 'not talking' as they clashed with him over what they felt to be onerous protocols he implemented amid the coronavirus pandemic.

'It's changed everything for everybody, and they want it all to be the same - they need to realize that they should go and date that girlfriend, that's fine, but you need to move out of the house so I can be home,' he said.

In her own Instagram tribute, Janelle said of her late son: 'He was a bright spot in the lives of all who knew him'

Kody Brown had bene feuding with his son Garrison in recent years, but it's unsure if they had made amends before his death

Garrison had adopted a third cat just five days before taking his own life, and showed off his new pet on Instagram last week

In an episode of the TLC series chronicling the tension in the family, according to People, Janelle said in a confessional interview that she felt Garrison 'just seems angry or sadder, like, he's not as happy-go-lucky as he used to be' amid the family strife over pandemic precautions. 

'I have worried about my boys' mental health. Gabriel feels everything very, very deeply. But he's also the kid who doesn't say anything,' she said.

Amid the clash in philosophies over the pandemic, Garrison moved out from his parents home and eventually settled in Arizona in 2021.

Kody talked about the issues with his sons in a May 2023 episode of the series, saying he was upset with the situation.

'I haven't been in touch with Gabriel and Garrison for quite a while,' Kody said. 'I'm pretty sad that I'm not close [to them] anymore.'

He added that 'there was just so many things in our lives that we did that were rich together, you know, just special experiences'.

Kody said that he thought and hoped that they could 'get over this' in time.

'Right now, there's not really an open door with Gabe and Garrison,' he said. 'They're not willing to engage me.' 

Kody and Meri, pictured here in happier times, revealed that they had parted way in December 2002

Kody pictured in 2015 with his four wives: Janelle, Christine, Meri, and Robyn Brown

Kody shares six children with his ex Janelle, whom he split from in 2022. 

He also has five daughters and one son with his other ex-wife Christine, and just one child with Meri named Leon.

In December 2022, Meri revealed to Sister Wives fans that it was Kody who 'made the decision' to end their 32-year 'spiritual marriage'.

In one scene from the popular TV show, Kody said: 'I don't consider myself married to Meri, and if she wanted to move on and marry another, she wouldn't get in an argument with me.'  

Meri responded on camera: 'It just doesn't make sense to me that he would get so frustrated with Christine (his third wife) and be like, she just made this decision, she didn't consult, she didn't talk, she just made this decision.

'Last anniversary, he was like, "I don't even know why you called me Meri, we're not married, we're not acting as married". And I said to him then, "If that's where we are, don't you think we should address that publicly?"

'And he said, "No, I don't want to address that, because I don't want that out there publicly because I don't want that judgment".'

The only wife that Kody is still with is Robyn, who told People in December 2023 they have 'an agreement that if we decide we don't want to be married anymore, we're not going to hold each other up'.

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