Sawyer Sweeten Suicide: ‘Everybody Loves Raymond’ Stars Mourn Actor

The stars of “Everybody Loves Raymond” are mourning the loss of Sawyer Sweeten after his suicide on Thursday. He was 19.

Sawyer Sweeten, Madylin Sweeten and Sullivan Sweeten on April 17, 2010 in Culver City (Getty)

“Sawyer was a funny and exceptionally bright young man. He is gone from us far too soon. The loss the Sweeten family is experiencing is unimaginable. Tonight hug your children a little tighter and please keep Sawyer and his family in your thoughts and prayers,” Patricia Heaton, who played Sweeten’s TV mom, said in a statement released to Access.

Sawyer Sweeten was a funny and exceptionally bright young man. He is gone from us far too soon.

— Patricia Heaton (@PatriciaHeaton) April 24, 2015

Doris Roberts, who played his grandmother on the hit sitcom, also remembered the young star.

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“It is with great sadness that I learned the news that Sawyer Sweeten, who played my grandson Geoffrey Barone on ‘Everybody Loves Raymond,’ died at his family’s home in Texas. He was a very sweet young man who will be dearly missed. Make sure your loved ones know how much you care about them, and please check in with them if you haven’t touched base with them for a while. It’s very important to keep in touch,” the actress said in a statement posted on Facebook.

The actor’s sister (who also played his TV sister on the sitcom), Madylin, also posted on Facebook following the tragic news.

“At this time I would like to encourage everyone to reach out to the ones you love. Let them have no doubt of what they mean to you,” she wrote.

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According to reports, Sweeten died at a family member’s home in Texas. The actor – along with his twin brother Sullivan Sweeten – appeared on “Everybody Loves Raymond” from 1996 to 2005.

— Jesse Spero