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Rolling Ray’s Cause of Death Confirmed as Natural Causes
Family tells The Washington Post the 28‑year‑old social‑media star died of natural causes, one month after his Sept. 3 passing.
After the next day from his 29th birthday, Rolling Ray, a 28-year-old social media influencer, passed away. The death of Rolling Ray, who became widely known after the appearance on Catfish: Trolls and Divorce Court, has been spread everywhere. The Post extends its condolences to the family and announces that the death of death occurred due to natural causes. Besides this, a person who is in charge over the Maryland region’s Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and who had spoken first about the death, issued a statement saying it was a natural death.
Loved ones mourn as relatives confirm natural causes and share heartfelt tributes.
“Tears are streaming my cheek as I am writing this in my room,” Ray’s cousin, Coolest Kishia, expressed on Facebook after his Sept. 3 death. “I am so heart broken. I don’t have words for this right know u are my favorite cousinnnnwhy u dogged me like this.”
Raymond Harper—aka Rolling Ray—had been afflicted with spinal muscular atrophy since he was 15 months old and had lost his mobility by the age of 10. However, his survival was considered a medical marvel and he garnered a fan base through his appearances on reality TV and social media. In a family interview with The Washington Post, one month after his death, they informed that he died of natural causes.
From a Doomed Forecast to the Fame of the Web
“Initially, they told me that death was only a matter of 14 years,” Ray informed I Got Time Today in November 2023. “The doctor made a mistake. Science progressed, doctors are not always right, and God is good.” After being noticed by the public, he was also featured on Zeus Network shows like Bobby I Love You, Purr, and The Conversation – and most people agree that he helped the slang term “purr” gain the widespread use which is a term adopted by the audience to show that they are excited or that they like something.”
Health struggles and perseverance
Ray didn’t let his repeated illnesses and communication problems lose his determination.
Ray, whose popularity was on the rise, still gave very detailed accounts of his different health problems, that were both multiple episodes of pneumonia and a time when he could not talk. On Instagram, in August 2024, he wrote: “Not being able to speak was hard but, at the end, all was fixed. I battled, not only for myself but for fans, family, friends & haters, too!”
