and Cameron Boyce..mustve been the last thing he worked on before he died
Condolences to his family. So young. He was a class act at 20yo.
On July 6, 2019, Boyce was found unresponsive at his home in Los Angeles. Authorities were called, and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
[31] According to a statement made by Boyce's family, Boyce died in his sleep "due to a seizure which was a result of an ongoing medical condition for which he was being treated".
[2][32] An autopsy was performed, but release of a cause of death was deferred pending further investigation.
[33] On July 9, 2019, Boyce's family confirmed that his death was caused by an
epileptic seizure and that Boyce had previously been diagnosed with
epilepsy.
[34] The autopsy results were released by the
Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner-Coroner on July 30, 2019, confirming Boyce's cause of death was due to
sudden unexpected death in epilepsy.
[35] His body was cremated and his ashes returned to his family.
[36]
In the span of 40 days in 2017, Boyce helped raise over $27,000 for the
Thirst Project, which helps bring clean water to underdeveloped countries.
[37] In September 2019, Thirst Project officially changed the name of the Pioneering Spirit Award to the Cameron Boyce Pioneering Spirit Award, to honor his work with the organization.
[38]
He also supported
United Way of America's initiative to end homelessness. He helped raise money for the HomeWalk in 2015, and continued to do so up until the end of his life.
[39] In May 2019, he participated in the opening ceremony of the 12th annual HomeWalk in downtown Los Angeles, one of the largest public events to end homelessness in the United States.
[40]
Boyce also worked closely with
It's On Us, a social movement created to raise awareness and fight against sexual assault on college campuses for both men and women.
[41]
He also worked with the Lucstrong Foundation, which provides grants to families with children who are diagnosed with
sickle cell disease and are going through the
bone marrow transplant process.
[42]
His final humanitarian project was called Wielding Peace, a social media campaign in conjunction with Delaney Tarr, co-founder of
March for Our Lives. In Boyce's own words, the campaign would "help fight against gun violence by showing celebrities and survivors 'wielding' a new kind of weapon — one of unity."
[43]
Following Boyce's death in 2019,
The Cameron Boyce Foundation, a nonprofit organization, was founded in
Los Angeles through
Network for Good that provides young people artistic and creative outlets as alternatives to violence and negativity and uses resources and philanthropy for positive change in the world.
[44]
On July 25, 2019, the foundation disclosed the first project to be carried out was Wielding Peace, which officially launched on August 16, 2019.
[45][46] The foundation later donated $8,000 to Thirst Project to build a well in Uganda.
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