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Raven-Symoné shared connected October 1 that her begetter Christopher B. Pearman has died.
By Hayley Santaflorentina Oct 01, 2024 4:16 PMTags
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Raven-Symoné is navigating a hard loss.
The Disney Channel shared the death of her father Christopher B. Pearman with a heartfelt station connected societal media.
“My beingness has been agelong and abundant,” Raven began her Oct. 1 post, which featured a throwback photograph of her arsenic a young kid successful her dad’s arms. “And the way I’m connected started with a dream. Hope helium is watching with a grin connected his face…"
Raven, the oldest of Christopher and Lydia Gaulden’s 2 children, finished her caption with a dove emoji and a hashtag of her father’s name.
And though the That’s So Raven star didn’t stock immoderate further details astir Christopher’s passing, erstwhile a idiosyncratic commented asking if Raven’s caption indicated her begetter had died, she responded, “Yes maam.”
While Raven didn’t often talk astir her dad, successful 2015—shortly aft she joined The View arsenic a co-host—Christopher shared his enactment for his girl successful her caller nonrecreational endeavor.
"Raven is simply a truly Beautiful, Sweethearted, Human Being,” helium wrote connected Facebook astatine the time. “I should know. Her Mother and I Love her Very overmuch and volition ever enactment her and person her back.”
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And successful the aftermath of Christopher’s passing, Raven’s loved ones showed they person her back, too.
Saturday Night Live’s Kenan Thompson commented, “Condolences to you and your family!!! Sending love!!!!” portion chap Disney Channel alum Kimberly J. Brown added, “I’m truthful atrocious I conscionable mislaid my dada too. Sending you emotion and prayers.”
The decease of her begetter comes astir 1 twelvemonth aft Raven, 38, shared that her younger member Blaize Pearman had died astatine the property of 31.
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“He was battling colon crab for astir 2 years and helium is successful a amended spot now,” she shared successful a Dec. 2023 Instagram post. “He's loved and missed and the emotions that person been weaving successful and retired of my assemblage and caput and family, person been a roller coaster."
Raven besides reflected connected the enslaved she shared with her brother, noting their birthdays were lone days apart, portion thanking her assemblage for its support.
"I emotion you, Blaize," she continued. "His day is December 16 and everlastingly volition be. I emotion you, guys. My household connected Instagram, my household astatine location and my household and friends. You guys person been specified an astonishing enactment strategy and I emotion you all."
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