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Hayden Panettiere's Younger Brother Jansen Panettiere Dead astatine 28
Jansen Panettiere's household is honoring the precocious histrion after his abrupt death.
One week after the creator and younger member of Hayden Panettiere passed distant successful New York astatine the property of 28, his loved ones paid tribute to him successful a moving message.
"Jansen's bosom could beryllium seen successful his eyes, and his charm successful his brilliant, engaging smile; his psyche successful his masterful and revealing paintings, and the joyousness of beingness successful his adust wit," Hayden—along with mom Lesley Vogel and dada Skip Panettiere—said successful a Feb. 27 connection to ABC News. "His charisma, warmth, compassion for others, and his originative tone volition unrecorded everlastingly successful our hearts and successful the hearts of each whom helium encountered."
Jansen's household besides shared details astir his origin of death. "Though it offers small solace," they noted, "the Medical Examiner reported Jansen's abrupt passing was owed to cardiomegaly (enlarged heart), coupled with aortic valve complications."
"We sincerely admit the outpouring of emotion and enactment towards our household arsenic we navigate this unthinkable loss, and inquire that we beryllium talented our privateness during this clip of mourning," the household concluded. "We emotion you truthful overmuch Jansen and you volition beryllium successful our hearts forever."
A rep for Jansen confirmed his passing to Deadline on Feb. 20, while law enforcement sources told TMZ they received a telephone to a residence connected the evening of Feb. 19.
It was conscionable weeks ago, connected Jan. 24, that Jansen shared a sweet Instagram photo with his sister Hayden. Alongside a drawback of the Scream VI actress appearing to chop disconnected his locks, Jansen wrote, "Not the archetypal haircut she's tried to springiness me."
The siblings documented their beardown enslaved implicit the years, adjacent taking a travel unneurotic successful Sept. 2021. "Sibling clip astatine the amaaaaazing marketplace successful #Tahiti," Hayden captioned an Instagram selfie of the duo. "#OceanDiaries @jrpanettiere."
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And backmost successful 2007, Hayden and Jansen adjacent interviewed each different for TV Guide.
"He is simply a precise balanced child. He has a bosom of golden and would ne'er privation atrocious connected anyone," Hayden told the outlet astatine the time. "Sometimes I request to instrumentality a acquisition from him."
Though Jansen antecedently appeared in Disney's Even Stevens, filmed the made-for-TV movie Tiger Cruise and had impermanent roles connected shows like Everybody Hates Chris and The Walking Dead, successful caller years, he seemed to be focused connected his art.
On Feb. 17, 2 days earlier his death, Jansen shared his last Instagram post, a representation that appeared to beryllium his girlfriend Catherine Michie posing adjacent to a colorful painting.
Catherine aboriginal honored Jansen successful a Feb. 19 connection connected her Instagram page, reflecting connected their clip together. "Jansen, I met you lone a twelvemonth ago, but you person been my champion person and biggest fan," she wrote. "I volition ne'er hide the archetypal clip I saw your look and the archetypal things you said to me. Words cannot explicit the symptom of knowing I won't perceive your laughter again."
"I anticipation you find peace, and I'm atrocious I wasn't determination erstwhile you needed maine most," she continued. "The satellite is amended due to the fact that you were successful it. I cognize we volition overgarment unneurotic again someday. I'll ever beryllium your sugarpop. Someone aftermath maine up and archer maine this is simply a dream."
