The Wayans have been grieving the loss of the family matriarch, Elvira Wayans. On Thursday (July 23), Marlon Wayans posted a tribute revealing that his mother passed away and that they shared the same birthday.
“Losing you shattered me into 1,000 pieces,” he wrote on Instagram. “I’m putting myself back together piece by piece. You will always be my glue. Miss you. Today I celebrate for the both of [us]. In the midst of this hurt…I just love you ma. #Missyou I accomplished so much, made you proud..but now I got [an] angel to life me.”
The 48-year-old actor shared a throwback photo of him seated in his mother’s lap with another heartfelt caption that read in part, “[Every time] i seen this woman I smiled. I see her in every woman…the greatness you all behold.”
According to TMZ, Elvira passed away two weeks ago. Elvira and her husband Howell, raised ten children, Dwayne, Keenan, Damon, Kim, Shawn and Marlon.
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