Sister Wives’ Janelle Brown is ‘brought to tears’ by donating to animal charities in her late son Garrison Brown’s name… after his death by apparent suicide at age 25

Sister Wives star Janelle Brown was overwhelmed by the kindness of strangers after fans paid tribute to her late son Garrison Brown.

She admitted in an Instagram post on Tuesday that she was “moved to tears” by donations to animal charities in her son’s name, as he was a famous “cat daddy.”

Janelle praised her and Garrison’s fans’ generosity in the wake of his tragic death at just 25 years old from an apparent suicide.

In her post, she shared a photo of her late son holding one of his beloved cats for a sweet mirror selfie, as well as a photo of him and two of the other cats he adopted.

‘I am moved to tears again. I’m told about everyone’s donations to @highcountryhumane @arkcatsancutary in Garrison’s name,” she wrote in the emotional post.

‘Thank you for all your generosity. It means so much,” she continued. ‘The cats he adopted from both agencies were so important to him. He loved being a cat dad.”

Janelle also included a screenshot of a webpage encouraging people to “purchase” the “gift of life” for a shelter pet that would otherwise be euthanized.

A final screenshot was of an animal rescue organization bragging about how it had taken in 796 cats from local shelters in Arizona “without public funding.”

Garrison was found dead in his home on March 5.

Flagstaff police said TMZ that Garrison “appeared to have suffered a self-inflicted gunshot wound” when they responded to his home after receiving reports that someone had died.

Garrison was found dead in his home by his brother Gabriel, authorities told the newspaper.

Police told the newspaper that there was no foul play in Garrison’s death and that an investigation has been launched.

It was not immediately clear whether Garrison had left a note or other communication.

Just five days before his tragic death, the Sister Wives character revealed on Instagram that he had adopted a third cat, saving her from certain death.

“Latest edition at my house, Mrs. Buttons,” Garrison said, proudly showing off the gray cat in a mirror selfie. ‘She is 9 years old and was on the line for euthanasia, but my savior complex was not enough. #crazycatlady.’

He had previously introduced fans to his humorous companions Catthew and Patches O’Houlihan, both of whom he adopted in 2022.

After Garrison’s death, a source said Janelle was “extremely broken and tortured” while speaking to her The sun.

‘I’ve never heard her so angry and numb. She has not been processed clearly,” the source added. “This family is extremely broken and tortured and it is very painful for many of them.”

A police report obtained by TMZ later revealed that Garrison appeared to have dropped hints about his plans in “ominous” text messages he sent to friends and family the day before his death.

“I want to hate you for sharing the good times. But I can not. I miss these days,” he allegedly wrote to a group of people he seemed to know from the movie Sister Wives.

After someone alerted Janelle to the messages in question, she struck up a brief conversation with her son, but he reportedly stopped responding after just a few minutes.

She then asked her other children if they could check on Garrison, and his younger brother Gabriel, 22, volunteered, only to discover his brother’s body.

The outlet also noted that some of Garrison’s roommates heard “a bang” the night of his death, but they “didn’t think it was a gunshot” and didn’t bother checking in on Garrison afterward.

Although the housemates claimed that the late reality star was ‘struggling'[d] with alcohol,” his brother Gabriel was shocked, believing Garrison was doing better after finding a new job at a medical facility.

The Sun then revealed that one of Garrison’s housemates said that as well as drinking every day, he also had ‘problems with his ex-girlfriend’.

On Saturday, Garrison’s cousin Emma Brown shared in an Instagram post that he was buried that day, just days after his tragic death.

Garrison’s mother Janelle appeared on the reality series Sister Wives, which follows a changing polygamous family, and she shared six children with her ex-husband Kody Brown.

He was first legally married to Meri Brown in 1990, followed by an unofficial ‘spiritual marriage’ to Janelle in 1993, as well as subsequent marriages to wives Christine – in 1994 – and Robyn – in 2010.

His three first relationships have all since dissolved: Christine ended things in 2021, Janelle went solo in 2022, and Meri ultimately divorced Cody last year.

He is still married to Robyn, who has since become his legal wife.

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