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- Jax Gratton, the Denver hair stylist who went lacking in April, has been discovered lifeless, in keeping with her mom
- The 34-year-old was final seen leaving her condo on April 15
- “With a damaged coronary heart, I share the information that our beloved Jax Gratton has been discovered — and he or she is not with us,” Cherilynne Gratton-Camis wrote of her daughter
Jax Gratton, the 34-year-old Denver-based hairstylist who went lacking in April, has been discovered lifeless, in keeping with her mom.
Cherilynne Gratton-Camis, Jax’s mom, introduced her daughter’s loss of life in a Facebook post on Saturday, June 7.
“With a damaged coronary heart, I share the information that our beloved Jax Gratton has been discovered — and he or she is not with us,” she wrote.
“There aren’t any phrases robust sufficient for the grief we’re feeling. The sunshine she carried, the love she gave so freely, and the enjoyment she introduced into our lives have been taken from this world far too quickly,” continued Gratton-Camis.
The grieving mom added, “I need to thank everybody — close to and much — who has proven up for us. Everybody who shared her story. Everybody who shared her face. Everybody who despatched out a prayer, a hope, a sort thought. Everybody who hit the bottom operating and hasn’t stopped.”
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Gratton-Camis additionally expressed that dropping her daughter, who was a trans girl, opened her eyes to the experiences of the LGBTQ+ neighborhood “in methods I can’t ignore.”
“It’s not nearly Jax — it’s about all of you within the LGBTQIA+ neighborhood who face the world day-after-day with braveness, simply eager to dwell, love and exist safely and equally. That ought to by no means be a struggle. And but it’s,” she wrote.
“Jax Gratton was a light-weight — I do know that. She lit up so many lives simply by being herself. Unapologetically. Fiercely. Absolutely. I see her in each act of affection and energy you’ve proven, and I want peace, love, and safety for all of you,” continued Gratton-Camis.
John Romero of the Lakewood Police Division (LPD) confirmed to PEOPLE {that a} physique was discovered on Friday, June 6. He stated, nevertheless, that the coroner has but to share a optimistic identification.
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Jax was final seen leaving her condo in Denver on Tuesday, April 15, her mother beforehand advised PEOPLE.
“I’m terrified for my daughter,” Gratton-Camis stated on the time.
“My worry is that anyone killed her,” she continued, then alleging that her daughter had been in abusive relationships prior to now.
Family and friends advised ABC affiliate KMGH-TV that Jax left her condo at roughly 10 p.m. native time, when she advised her roommate that she’d be out for about three hours — however she by no means got here again.