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In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
Olivia Plath is grieving the nonaccomplishment of her member Micah Meggs.
The Welcome to Plathville star—who is joined to the eldest lad connected the TLC series Ethan Plath—recently announced her sibling's passing and informed her followers she would beryllium stepping distant from her channels during this hard time.
"Hey guys, I'm jumping disconnected of societal media for a bit. Don't interest if you don't spot maine astir – I'm taking immoderate abstraction now," she wrote connected her Instagram Stories May 4, per Us Weekly. "I mislaid a younger member past nighttime to an unexpected mishap and I request immoderate clarity and abstraction for grieving."
According to the Roanoke Times, citing Virginia State Police, the 15-year-old had been riding his electrical bicycle successful the southbound lane connected U.S. 220 successful Franklin County connected the nighttime of May 4 erstwhile a car deed his bike. Police told the outlet Micah died astatine the scene, adding that the operator of the conveyance was not injured and that the mishap remains nether investigation.
E! News has reached retired to some Olivia's rep and the constabulary for remark but has yet to perceive back.
In an online obituary, Micah was described arsenic a "fun-loving" idiosyncratic with "intrepid" determination.
"Micah enjoyed spending his clip outdoors hunting, fishing, camping and trapping, and became a skilled outdoorsman," it read. "He enjoyed displaying his trophies and making video tutorials to thatch others however to bask the beingness helium loved."
He besides enjoyed spending clip with his family. "When helium wasn't outdoors, Micah loved to bent retired with his siblings and a fewer adjacent friends," the tribute continued, "playing applicable jokes, sharing his understated consciousness of wit and bringing laughs to those helium loved."
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Furthermore, Micah—who the obituary noted "brought tremendous light, laughter and emotion into each beingness helium touched"—had a passionateness for helping others, including individuals affected by Brachial Plexus injuries similar himself.
"Micah suffered his full beingness from Cerebral Palsy caused by a Brachial Plexus wounded during his commencement which made it hard for him to bash the things helium enjoyed truthful much," the obituary noted. "Despite the carnal difficulties helium experienced, Micah ne'er complained oregon fto himself beryllium constricted by his disablement and continually recovered ways to prosecute his outdoor activities contempt this struggle."
In summation to his sister Olivia, the obituary stated helium is survived by his parents Don and Karen; his others siblings Elijah, Joshua, Elise, Lydia, Sophia, Nathan, Carris and Kristen; his grandmothers and galore nieces and nephews.
