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Grayson Murray’s mother and father have confirmed that he died by suicide on Saturday, Could 25. He was 30.
“We have now spent the final 24 hours attempting to return to phrases with the truth that our son is gone,” Murray’s mother and father, Eric and Terry, stated in a assertion launched by the PGA on Sunday, Could 26. “It’s surreal that we not solely should admit it to ourselves, however that we additionally should acknowledge it to the world. It’s a nightmare.”
They continued, “We want to thank the PGA Tour and your complete world of golf for the outpouring of assist. Life wasn’t all the time straightforward for Grayson, and though he took his personal life, we all know he rests peacefully now.”
Murray’s mother and father additional famous that they’ve “so many questions that haven’t any solutions,” aside from one.
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“Was Grayson liked? The reply is sure. By us, his brother Cameron, his sister Erica, all of his prolonged household, by his buddies, by his fellow gamers and — it appears — by a lot of you who’re studying this,” the assertion continued, “He was liked and he can be missed.
Eric and Terry additionally requested “privateness” as they “work by way of this unimaginable tragedy.”
“Please honor Grayson by being form to at least one one other,” they concluded. “If that turns into his legacy, we might ask for nothing else.”
The PGA introduced Murray’s demise on Saturday in a press release launched by commissioner Jay Monahan.
“We have been devastated to be taught – and are heartbroken to share – that PGA Tour participant Grayson Murray handed away this morning. I’m confused,” Monahan stated in his assertion. “The PGA Tour is a household, and once you lose a member of your loved ones, you’re by no means the identical. We mourn Grayson and pray for consolation for his family members.”
Monahan continued, “I reached out to Grayson’s mother and father to supply our deepest condolences, and through that dialog, they requested that we proceed with event play. They have been adamant that Grayson would need us to take action. As tough as it will likely be, we need to respect their needs.”
The PGA is at present internet hosting its Charles Schwab Problem event in Fort Value, Texas. Murray was initially competing on the roster however withdrew following an early spherical, citing an undisclosed sickness.
Murray is survived by his mother and father, siblings and fiancée Christiana Ritchie.
Murray went professional in 2015 and has received two PGA Tour titles. Amid his success, he had been candid about coping with melancholy.
“Everyone seems to be battling their very own battle day by day. Some conceal it effectively and a few don’t. Step one to discovering assistance is admitting you want it,” Murray wrote in a July 2017 social media put up. “Fortunately I admitted I wanted assist for melancholy and anxiousness a number of years in the past and it saved my life. It’s one thing I battle day by day. It doesn’t go away, it is going to by no means go away however there are methods to regulate it.”
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