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Howell Wayans died astatine property 86, his lad Marlon Wayans shared successful an April 1 statement. Learn much astir the patriarch of the Wayans family, who the Respect histrion called "an illustration of a man."
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The Wayans household is mourning 1 of their own.
Howell Wayans, who is begetter to Keenen Ivory, Damon, Shawn, Dwayne, Kim, Nadia, Elvira, Diedra, Vonnie and Marlon Wayans with wife Elvira Alethia, died astatine property 86, Marlon's rep confirms to E! News. A origin of decease has not been revealed.
On April 1, Marlon shared the quality of his father's passing successful a statement, wherever helium touched connected his dad's legacy.
"Thank you Pop for being an illustration of a Man to each your boys. I commune each young achromatic boys tin turn up to beryllium a Man similar you," Marlon wrote connected Instagram. "Baby lad loves you. And if ever one request you one cognize precisely wherever to find you… successful my Bible that present sits by bed. Rest well."
The 50-year-old continued his connection by telling his precocious begetter to springiness Marlon's parent Elvira, who died successful 2020, love.
"Kiss Ma for me. Tell her her babies miss her," the histrion continued. "I got 2 angels. I consciousness y'all lifting maine already."
Elsewhere successful his touching post, the Scary Movie actor recalled a speech helium had with his begetter erstwhile Marlon was a kid.
"When one was a kid I asked my Dad what did you privation to beryllium erstwhile grew up? He simply said 'I wanted to beryllium a man,'" Marlon wrote. "I said 'not a lawyer? A doctor? An actor?' He said 'just a man.' I said 'but each lad becomes a man.' Dad said 'Not true.'"
Marlon continued, "I asked 'then what's a man?' My Dad said 'A antheral takes attraction of himself and his responsibilities. His household is ever FIRST.' From that time connected I wanted to beryllium a MAN."
Meanwhile, Diedra took to Instagram with her ain connection successful remembrance of their begetter and mother.
"My Heart is Heavy," she wrote April 1. "I convey God for allowing Us to person truthful galore years of love, memories and large parents. The benignant that ne'er gave up connected their kids. I cognize I was a fistful but done y'all pugnacious love, subject and devotion, I became a phenomenal pistillate conscionable similar you Momta. A Spiritual pistillate similar you Dad."
Reflecting connected her parents' relationship, Diedra added, "And truthful it ends with a beauteous emotion story. Back unneurotic again. I tin lone ideate the joyousness y'all experienced seeing and holding each different again."
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