YouTube starEverleigh Rose’s father, Tommy Smith, has died. He was 29.
Nine-year-old Everleigh’s motherSavannah LaBrant, 29, shared the news on Instagram Thursday.
Posting a sweet photo of Everleigh with her father, Savannah — also a YouTube star —wrote, “Our hearts are incredibly heavy as we process the loss of Everleigh’s dad, Tommy. He loved Everleigh immensely. As we navigate through this difficult time we kindly ask for privacy so that our family may continue to love on Ev, pray and grieve with her. Your prayers for Everleigh are so very appreciated.🤍.”
Savannah, who is married to Cole LaBrant, did not share Smith’s cause of death.
The Orange County Coroner’s office is handling the case, PEOPLE can confirm. His cause of death is currently pending.
Smith “gained his wings unexpectedly,” hisobituarystates. “He was a father, son, brother, grandson, family and friend to all. His love of living life to the absolute fullest along with his free spirit will be missed immensely.”
His memorial services have not been finalized.
Savannah, who welcomed Everleigh when she was 19, opened up about the ups and downs she and Smith experienced in an excerpt from her 2018 bookCole and Sav: Our Surprising Love Storyexclusively shared with PEOPLE at the time.
She and her now-husband Cole share three children.
Smith previously addressed his coparenting experience with Savannah as he responded via social media to criticism aimed at his ex and her husband Cole, as seen in a 2020videoposted on Savannah and Cole’s YouTube channel.
“Sav and I love coparenting,” he wrote, adding, “the hate in their direction needs to stop. Go plant a tree or something.”
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The video also serves as a compilation of TikTok videos that Everleigh and Smith made together, including one where he’s seen with makeup all over his face and jokingly said, “So… I have a daughter.”
In anothervideoposted last July, Everleigh said she’s thankful to have two dads. “One made me, and one raised me,” she said.
source: people.com
