Rickey Smiley is mourning the lack of his eldest little one, comic Brandon Smiley.
Talking on his strategy to his hometown of Birmingham, Ala., the Rickey Smiley Morning Present host introduced on Instagram Jan. 29 that his son had handed away. Brandon was 32 years previous.
“I simply had unhealthy information this morning. I am on the way in which to the airport to get to Birmingham. I simply need everyone to hope for me, pray for our household,” Rickey mentioned in a video. “My son, Brandon Smiley, has handed away this morning.”
The reason for Brandon’s demise was not made public. Along with the radio character, he’s additionally survived by his daughter, Storm, 3, his mother Brenda, brother Malik, 21, and sisters D’Essence, 25, Taylor, 22, and Aaryn, 21.
“I am OK,” Rickey mentioned in his video. “Pray for my son’s mom and my son’s siblings.”
He continued, “Now I see what my granddaddy went via and why he felt the way in which he felt. My granddaddy went via this s–t with my dad and someway, right here I’m going via the identical factor my grandparents went via. So simply pray for our household.”