Malcolm-Jamal Warner’s mom breaks silence after “Cosby Present ”star’s tragic demise: ‘This was his time’

Malcolm-Jamal Warner's mom has damaged her silence on the Cosby Show star's tragic demise.

Pamela Warner shared an emotional tribute to her son on social media on Friday, almost three weeks after Malcolm-Jamal died on the age of 54 in an unintended drowning whereas on a household trip in Costa Rica.

"Evidently our hearts are heavy with the lack of Malcolm," Pamela's assertion on Instagram begins. "He was a form, loving man with an enormous coronary heart for humanity… Malcolm was an distinctive husband, father, and son — a person deeply in love with life, his spouse, and his daughter. He was not solely my son, but in addition my trainer, coach, confidant, enterprise associate, and finest buddy. He was the son that his father was immensely pleased with and beloved fiercely and unconditionally."

Pamela, who was additionally Malcolm-Jamal's longtime supervisor, went on to explain how her son "was in love with the magic of being an actor, at all times finding out and honing his craft," and added how "he started his musical journey a bit later in life, at 26."

"A poet in addition to a musician, he launched 4 albums — two Grammy-nominations and one Grammy award," Pamela wrote. "At eight years previous, after his first stage efficiency, he declared that being on stage was what he wished to do for the remainder of his life. It grew to become a self-fulfilling prophesy. Malcolm left an indelible mark on the world and on numerous hearts. All who met him, nevertheless briefly, have been higher for the encounter."

Pamela mentioned that she might "fill volumes" with how a lot she might say about her late son.

"I’m so very blessed that he selected me to be his mom, to come back into the world by the waters of my womb," she continued. "It’s an honor and blessing that will likely be with me all the times of my life."

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Pamela then shared a message for all "who’re at a loss, pained by the suddenness of his departure."

"Be comforted that he was at peace and extra importantly, he didn’t undergo," she mentioned. "Malcolm was birthed by water and he transitioned by water. He departed as he arrived, by water. This was his time. His mission on earth had been accomplished."

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She ended her emotional tribute by advising everybody to "maintain near no matter a part of Malcolm's life that touched yours. In preserving it close to, you retain his spirit alive — nourishing you with the peace, love, pleasure, and lightweight that embodied Malcolm-Jamal Warner."

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Malcolm-Jamal's demise was confirmed as "asphyxia by submersion" by native authorities. The Costa Rican Judicial Investigation Company (OIJ) shared in a press release obtained by EW that Bribrí OIJ brokers "recovered the physique of a person who apparently died because of asphyxiation by submersion" who was later recognized as Warner.

The Cosby Present star "entered the ocean and was apparently swept away by a present" between 2-2:30 p.m. within the Playa Grande de Cocles space of Puerto Viejo de Limón, in response to "preliminary data" reviewed by the OIJ. Warner was then "rescued by bystanders and brought to shore, the place he obtained remedy from the Costa Rican Purple Cross. Nonetheless, he was declared lifeless on the scene."

Along with his mom, Malcolm-Jamal is survived by his spouse and daughter.

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