Floyd Roger Myers Jr., who rose to fame for his role in the ’90s sitcom ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air,’ died on Oct. 22. He was 42.
Myer’s death was confirmed to TMZ by his mother, Renee Trice, on Thursday, Oct. 30. She revealed that the actor died after suffering a heart attack at his home in Maryland.
Trice told the outlet that her son had ‘suffered 3 heart attacks over the course of the last three years’ and that she was able to speak to him the night before he died.
Using the actor’s Instagram page, the family said they would share details about the funeral service in the coming days as they thanked the public for their words of comfort amid the loss. Through a GoFundMe page, Myers’ younger sister Tyree paid tribute to her brother, whom she described as someone whose ‘kindness, laughter, and warmth touched everyone he met.’
‘He was a devoted father, loving brother, and friend whose kindness, laughter, and warmth touched everyone he met,’ the sister wrote. ‘Roger leaves behind his four beautiful children – Taelyn, Kinsley, Tyler, and Knox – and our loving family is now facing the unimaginable loss of someone who meant everything to us.’
Prior to his death, Myers co-founded a nonprofit organization in Maryland called the Fellaship Men’s Group, which focuses on men’s mental health.
After the death announcement, the organization penned a heartfelt tribute to Myers on Instagram.
‘RIP to our good brother @rocwonder, one of our co-founders. Gone but never will be forgotten,’ it wrote. ‘The mission will continue in your honor. The next men’s meeting will be one for the books like we talked about! Love you, bro. Rest easy; big bro will take it from here.’
Myers began his career as a younger version of Will Smith in the hit sitcom ‘The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.’ He then took on the role of a young Marlon Jackson in the television miniseries ‘The Jacksons: An American Dream.’
The former child star was last seen in the TV 2000 drama ‘Young Americans.’