Myers, who appeared as a young Will Smith in the sitcom, reportedly died in his Maryland home early Wednesday morning
Floyd Roger Myers, Jr., an actor known for his appearances in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air and The Jacksons: An American Dream, has died. He was 42.
The actor died of a heart attack in his Maryland home early Wednesday morning, Oct. 29, his mother, Renee Trice told TMZ. Trice shared that she last spoke to her son just hours before he died.
Myers had previously experienced three heart attacks in the last three years, Trice told the outlet.
Throughout his years as a child star, Myers first appeared as a young Will Smith in a season 3 episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air that aired in 1992. Later that year, he starred as a young Marlon Jackson in The Jacksons: An American Dream, a TV movie about the famous Jackson family’s rise to musical stardom.
Myers also appeared in an episode of The WB’s Young Americans in 2000.
In his personal life, the late actor was a father of four, according to a GoFundMe launched by his sister, Tyree Trice, to cover funeral expenses.
The actor also co-founded The Fellaship Mens Group, which aims to empower men to “lead, heal & thrive,” per its Instagram page.
Renee mourned her son’s death in a Facebook post on Wednesday. Sharing a photo of her late son and his four children, she wrote, “This is not suppose to be so.”
In his family’s GoFundMe, Myers is remembered as “a devoted father, loving brother, and friend whose kindness, laughter, and warmth touched everyone he met.”
“Roger leaves behind his four beautiful children — Taelyn, Kinsley, Tyler, and Knox — and our loving family is now facing the unimaginable loss of someone who meant everything to us,” the GoFundMe reads.
His organization also paid tribute with a touching Instagram post, writing alongisde a photo of Myers and his children: “RIP to our good brother @rocwonder one of our co founders. Gone but never will be forgotten. The mission will continue in your honor. Next mens meeting will be one for the books like we talked about! Love you bro, rest easy, big bro will take it from here💪🏾 🙏🏾.”
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Roger’s funeral is scheduled for Monday, Nov. 3, according to the GoFundMe.
PEOPLE reached out to Trice and The Fellaship Mens Group for comment.
Source: people.com