RJ Mitte’s younger sister, Lacianne Carriere, openly cried while remembering the “Breaking Bad” actor during the eulogy delivered at his memorial service Friday.
“RJ Mitte was my older brother, but not only did I lose a brother, but also my father,” she said during the church service, held in her hometown of Brownsville, Texas, according to footage shared on YouTube.
Carriere shared that her mother was a single mother who “had an accident that paralyzed her from the waist down for the first few years of my life” when she was a newborn.
RJ, she said, “immediately took on the role of father.”
“I don’t have a lot of words to say, but all I can say is that every part of me is RJ,” Carriere continued.
“Every type of music I listen to, everything I watch, every game I play, our mannerisms, and I really miss my brother,” she added.
Carriere also shared her brother’s love for his community, many of whom gathered at the family’s Mitte Cultural District for the memorial.
“It was his community,” she said. “He loved this place and he loved all of you and he loved this city.”
RJ’s younger sister concluded her emotional remarks by urging anyone “struggling” not to “feel alone.”
“Try to accept the help, try,” Carrière pleaded. “Do your best. And contact someone.”
Page Six confirmed Monday that RJ – best known for his role as Walter White Jr. on the AMC series – had died at the age of 34, with a rep telling us in a statement: “It is with deep sadness that we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist and passionate advocate for disability rights, RJ Mitte. »
They added that for his role in “Breaking Bad,” RJ drew inspiration “from his own experience living with cerebral palsy” and “brought authenticity to the role and built a platform on disability awareness and inclusion.”
A rep for the actor later confirmed to us that RJ’s cause of death was suicide.
The circumstances of his death are pending as family members await autopsy results.
Following RJ’s death, his “Breaking Bad” co-stars — including on-screen mother Anna Gunn, on-screen father Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul — remembered the actor’s remarkable life and influence in heartfelt tributes.
His mother, Dyna Mitte, recalled finding her son after his death in an interview with NBC News published Thursday.
“I called him at 11 a.m.,” she told the outlet, noting that he often slept until noon. “He didn’t respond, so I grabbed lunch and went to bring it to him, and that’s when I found out.”
Dyna also claimed that a friend said something to the actor “that really hurt him.”
“We all go through heartbreak in our lives and we all deal with it differently,” she said, admitting that she wished she had dragged him “screaming and screaming” to therapy amid his apparent mental health issues.
“If I had known something and could have done something different, I definitely would have done it,” she told the outlet. “I would have given my life for his life.”
If you or someone you know is affected by any of the issues raised in this story, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 800-273-TALK (8255) or text Crisis Text Line to 741741.
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