'7th Heaven' Fans Mourn Lorenzo Brino's Death
Actor Lorenzo Brino passed away this week, and 7th Heaven fans are reeling. Brino was in a car [...]
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Many fans shared slideshows, collages and highlights of Brino as they remembered him — playing a mischievous twin on 7th Heaven. Some even extended these posts to include pictures of Brino later in life, after he left the public eye.
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The 7th Heaven Cast lost one of their own! RIP Lorenzo Brino! So young only 21 - passed away from a car accident! #7thHeaven #RIP
— Jessica (@jmo011285) March 15, 2020
Others focused their attention on the rest of the 7th Heaven cast, imagining the grief they must feel to lose someone whom they watched grow up on set. As close as fans felt with Brino, they imagined that the cast must feel even closer.
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Rest In Peace Lorenzo Brino
— Nicki Simming (@nickisimming) March 15, 2020
Lots of posts were simple, solemn well-wishes for Brino after his sudden and shocking death. Fans posted prayers, affirmations or simple statements like "rest in peace" for the young actor.
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Just learned that one of the twins that played David and Sam on 7th Heaven passed away from a car accident so sad and only 21 rest in peace Lorenzo Brino 👼
— Rory Kearney (@littrellfan13) March 12, 2020
Fans also remarked on Brino's age, saying that he was far too young to pass away so senselessly at 21 years old. They felt that the actor still had a lot of untapped potential, now lost to the world.
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Fans could not get over how shocking it was to lose Brino so suddenly. After years of watching him grow up on screen, they now caught a glimpse of him on their screens for the first time in years, only to read his obituary alongside it.
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Knowing that Brino was one of four quadruplets and that his family was extremely close, many die-hard fans tried to focus their well-wishes on the rest of the Brino family, assuring them that the fandom was there if they needed support.
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All of those well-wishes did not go unnoticed, as Mimi Brino spent time this week communicating with fans online and thanking them for their kind words.
"Thank you for this," she commented on one post. "My family and I have been getting so much love and support in this difficult time. Even as strangers it is so meaningful to know that he was a part of so many lives, even in the smallest way."
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