This weekend, General Hospital’s Billy Miller was found dead. When the news hit social media, his fans were heartbroken. His friends and family have been doing their best to share their love and devotion to him. There were multiple tributes on social media to him from his former co-stars and fans of the soaps that he appeared on. His time on General Hospital was very memorable and it was clear by all of the tributes just how loved he was. Now that the news has hit the media, his mother wanted to come out and talk to fans about what he had been through and what was on her mind.
Billy’s Mother Shares Her Thoughts
Patricia Miller, Billy’s mother, Issued a statement of her own about her son’s shocking death. She told his fans, “I would like to share the following thoughts. I want to personally thank the many fans & personal friends for the overwhelming amount of love, prayers & condolences sent to me and my family on the devastating death of my beautiful BJ- Billy Miller. He fought a long, hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years. He did everything he could to control the disease. He loved his family, his friends, and his fans, but in the end, the disease won the fight and he surrendered his life. The other causes of death being told are not true. I wish they were but they just aren’t. We all loved him so much and are desperately trying to deal with our loss. I will have nothing further to day. Thanks for the love and support.”
Billy’s Friends and Cast Mates Pay Tribute
When Billy’s friends and cast mates heard of his passing, they were very upset. There were tributes all over social media to honor him. Now that his mother has spoken out about the real cause of his death, more of his close friends have decided to share their love for him as well. Chrishell Stause, who appeared on All My Children with Miller, wrote, “Still processing this. Too many feelings, but you are gone way too soon and I’m so happy I got to work with you all those years, but also call you a friends. I hope you are at peace now.”
Sarah Michelle Gellar, who appeared with Miller on Ringer wrote, “Rest In Peace, Billy. It was an honor to work with you but more of an honor to know you.” Octavia Spencer, who worked with Billy on Truth Be Told wrote, “I am speechless. I’m laying her scrolling through IG and came across a post that we lost Billy Miller. To his family, legions of fans, and out Truth Be Told family, my deepest condolences. RIP Billy. Your talent will truly be missed.”
The amount of love that has gone out to Billy on social media is outstanding. Now that his mother has come out to tell his fans the exact way that he died, there aren’t that many questions about it anymore. His passing is incredibly sad and it does seem as if he had some mental health issues that he just couldn’t deal with any longer. Our hearts go out to his family and friends during this very complicated time.
