The widow of actor James Ransone has damaged her silence in a heart-wrenching social media post after “The Wire” star was discovered useless by suicide on Friday.
“I told you I have loved you 1000 times before and I know I will love you again,” Ransone’s spouse, Jamie McPhee, wrote on Instagram Sunday night time with a image of them smiling collectively while the actor has his hand over her pregnant abdomen.
“You told me – I need to be more like you and you need to be more like me – and you were so right.”
Jamie McPhee broke her silence in a heart-wrenching social media post after her husband was discovered useless by suicide on Friday. @skippermcphee/Instagram
His grieving spouse thanked her late husband for giving her “the greatest gifts,” their 6-year-old son, Jack, and 4-year-old daughter, Violet.
“We are forever,” she concluded.
Ransone, 46, died by suicide on Dec. 19, according to the LA County Medical Examiner.
His cause of death was listed as “hanging,” while his place of death was listed as “shed,” information show.
James Ransone at the “It Chapter Two” premiere on August 26, 2019.
A GoFundMe hyperlink shared on McPhee’s social media profile was created to help the mom of two and her kids “navigate life after an unimaginable loss.”
“Its purpose is simple: to give Jamie the space to focus fully on Jack and Violet, to care for them, protect their sense of security, and ensure they have a bright future—even without James’s light present in their everyday lives,” the fundraising web page shared.
The fundraiser has raised more than $40k as of Monday morning.
Ransone leaves behind his spouse, his 6-year-old son, Jack, and his 4-year-old daughter, Violet. @skippermcphee/Instagram
McPhee also posted a fundraiser for the National Alliance on Mental Illness in her social media profile.
As information of Ransone’s death on Sunday unfold, administrators, co-stars, and followers have begun sharing tributes to the “Sinister” actor.
“Rest In Peace To My Dear Brother, Mr. James Ransone. We Rocked Together On Red Hook Summer And Inside Man,” director Spike Lee posted on Instagram.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Sean Baker, who labored with Ransone on “Tangerine” and “Starlet,” wrote, “I’ll miss you dearly, my friend.”
His grieving spouse thanked her late husband for giving her “the greatest gifts,” of their kids. @skippermcphee/Instagram
“Sorry I couldn’t be there for you, brother. Rest in Peace James Ransone,” Ransone’s co-star from “The Wire,” Wendell Pierce, posted on X.
In the years before his death, Ransone spoke brazenly about personal struggles, including revealing in 2021 that he survived sexual abuse.
The actor said that his former tutor, Timothy Rualo, sexually abused him quite a few instances at his childhood home in Phoenix, Maryland, over the course of six months in 1992.
Ransone made the accusation public by posting a prolonged word on Instagram that he despatched to his alleged sexual abuser.
Ransone in a scene from “The Wire.” HBO
Ransone said he was “ready to confront” his previous and reported the allegations to Baltimore County police in March 2020, but was later instructed by a detective that prosecutors had no curiosity in pursuing the matter further, according to his e-mail.
The alleged abuse led to a “lifetime of shame and embarrassment” for Ransone, who instructed Rualo his actions propelled him to become an alcoholic and a heroin addict.
In 2016, the “It: Chapter Two” actor opened up about his battle with habit.
James Ransonefrom a February episode on “SEAL Team.” CBS via Getty Images
“People think I got sober working on the ‘Generation Kill.’ I didn’t,” Ransone, who got sober at age 27 “after being on heroin for five years,” instructed Interview Magazine.
“I sobered up six or seven months before that. I remember going to Africa and I was going to be there for almost a year. I was number two on the call sheet and I was like, “I think somebody made a mistake. This is too much responsibility for me.”
If you are struggling with suicidal ideas or are experiencing a mental health disaster and reside in New York City, you can call 1-888-NYC-WELL for free and confidential disaster counseling. If you reside outside the 5 boroughs, you can dial the 24/7 National Suicide Prevention hotline at 988 or go to SuicidePreventionLifeline.org.
