Posted on 11/16/2023 5:56:06 PM PST by nickcarraway
Dex Carvey had followed in his father's footsteps, opening for Dana Carvey in his Netflix special By • Published 10 mins ago
Comedian Dana Carvey and his wife Paula announced the death of their son, Dex Carvey, on Thursday in an emotional tribute posted to Instagram.
Dex Carvey, a 32-year-old comedian, died from an accidental drug overdose, his parents said.
"Dex packed a lot into those 32 years. He was extremely talented at so many things -- music, art, film making, comedy -- and pursued all of them passionately," the post read in part. "It's not an exaggeration to say that Dex loved life. And when you were with him, you loved life too. He made everything fun. But most of all, he loved his family, his friends and his girlfriend, Kaylee."
The former "Saturday Night Live" star and his wife then shared a touching anecdote of how their son shared his love and creativity.
"Dex was a beautiful person. His handmade birthday cards are a treasure. We will miss him forever."
The grieving parents also took the time to reach out to anyone struggling with addiction, saying, "To anyone struggling with addiction or who loves someone struggling with addiction, you are in our hearts and prayers."
Dex Carvey had previously made an appearance on his father's Netflix special, "Straight White Male," and had continued to perform stand-up comedy.
Following his initial post announcing his son's death, Dana Carvey went on to post several touching photos with Dex.
"Dex and me working together. What a joy," Dana Carvey captioned a photo of the pair working and laughing.
A John Mayall tune referred to it as “accidental suicide”. An apt description.
Sorry for your loss... I cannot fathom your pain.
“Dex packed a lot into those 32 years.
And possibly “packed” too much drugs into his system.
I’m so sorry for your loss.
I am so absolutely sorry about your son’s passing. That has to be devastating for the family. Prayers & hugs to you.
Such a tragedy
I’m so sorry for your loss. May God’s mercy help you find peace
Fentanyl
I’m so sorry and, cannot imagine the pain.
May all of the sweet memories, of your dear son lift your heart, throughout your days.
If the drug is administered by someone else it’s murder.
Death by Biden!
Sad, RIP.
I am so sorry to hear about the loss of your son!
Dex didn’t “love life”. He was using drugs to escape life, then died from those drugs.
My condolences
I did not know Wellbutrin in combination with alcohol is lethal
But I looked it up after your poignant post
Did he have previously existing arrhythmia
I have a pacemaker
Omg I am so sorry.
Not sure what part of “Don’t do drugs” people don’t get.....they put these into their bodies knowing the risk that they could take their life. ...
We could do a lot more to help with addiction and mental illness. If we took the time and money spent on climate change and climate change marketing and reallocated to addition and mental illness we could solve a lot of problems.
The government makes money from drugs now, so their is a vested interest to promote them.
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