James Ransone’s wife posted an emotional tribute to her husband following his death by suicide.
The actor, known for roles in The Wire, Tangerine, Generation Kill, It: Chapter Two and The Black Phone, died Dec. 19 at age 46. Ransone died by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner.
His wife, Jamie — who was known as Skipper, according to a GoFundMe page set up to help the family — posted of photo of herself with Ransone on Instagram.
“I told you I have loved you 1000 times before and I know I will love you again,” his wife, Jamie, posted on Instagram. “You told me – I need to be more like you and you need to be more like me – and you were so right. Thank you for giving me the greatest gifts – you, Jack and Violet. We are forever.”
According to the GoFundMe page, Ransone was called PJ by his friends.
“James, who his friends called PJ, was funny, magnetic, brilliant, and endlessly alive. Above all else, he was an extraordinary father,” the page reads. “His wife, Jamie, known by her friends as Skipper, and their children, Jack and Violet, were the center of his world. They loved him infinitely, and he loved them just as fiercely in return. Their bond was deep, joyful, and unmistakable to anyone who witnessed it.”
After news of his death broke Sunday, several of Ransone’s co-stars, collaborators and friends took to social media to post their own tributes, including filmmakers Sean Baker, Larry Clark and Spike Lee.
