Logan Williams (2003-2020)

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https://www.tvguide.com/news/the-fla...s=breakingnews

The Flash Actor Logan Williams Dies at 16

The Flash actor Logan Williams has reportedly died at the age of 16. According to The Hollywood Reporter, no cause of death has been released yet.

Williams played young Barry Allen on the popular CW series and has recurred many times on the show over the years through flashbacks. The Flash star Grant Gustin reacted to the news of Williams' passing on Instagram, posting a photo of himself with Williams and Jesse L. Martin.

"Just hearing the devastating news that Logan Williams has passed away suddenly. This picture was early in the filming of The Flash pilot episode back in 2014. I was so impressed by not only Logan's talent but his professionalism on set. My thoughts and prayers will be with him and his family during what is I'm sure an unimaginably difficult time for them. Please keep Logan and his family in your thoughts and prayers during what has been a strange and trying time for us all. Sending love to everyone," Gustin wrote.

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Mom of "The Flash" Actor Logan Williams: His Death "Is Not Going to be In Vain"
by Eric Hegedus
May 15, 2020


When "The Flash" actor Logan Williams died suddenly April 2 at 16, he was mourned by many who never knew his cause of death.

Now, in an exclusive interview with The Post, his mother, Marlyse Williams, reveals that preliminary toxicology results show Logan died of a fentanyl overdose, following a three-year battle with addiction.




After years of dealing with her son’s devastating secret, Marlyse says she’s now determined to bring awareness to the opioid epidemic.

“His death is not going to be in vain,” she says of her blue-eyed son, who would have turned 17 on April 9. “He’s going to help a lot of people down the road.”

“He really, really enjoyed acting,” his mom says. “I know there’s a stigma of child stars, but he was not a star. He was up and coming.”




But eventually so much auditioning became “way too stressful,” and he took a break. It was around that time, at 13, that Marlyse discovered he was using marijuana, and from there he escalated to other drugs, though she doesn’t know for sure when he started using fentanyl.

However, as his addiction progressed, he “was in complete denial because he was so ashamed,” she says.




Over the next three years, she tried to help him with his growing problem. That included remortgaging her home to send him to an expensive treatment center in the US and, just last summer, sending him to a British Columbia facility for one month. Since then, he was living in a group home.

“I did everything humanly possible — everything a mother could do,” she says. “I did everything but handcuff him to me to try to keep him safe.”




And the effect on her, as a parent? “It basically sucks all the energy out.” Still, she kept his addiction “under wraps” from most people, including those in the entertainment industry.

“Logan was always hoping to get back into acting, music or whatever future he wanted,” she says, adding that he went on several auditions last fall. “We didn’t want people to know because of the judgment, because of the embarrassment, because of the criticism. We wanted it to go away.”




Marlyse says she wants to “create a legacy out of this tragedy” of Logan’s death, even if she can only “create awareness or help one or five or 100 people to somehow heal and get help.”

Until then, she has a constant reminder of that unfortunate role: She keeps her son’s ashes in a handcrafted stone urn, surrounded by photos of him, on a table in her living room.

“Every night I put a candle by the window. I just want Logan to know that he’s always welcome to come back home,” she says. “Sounds so silly, but when he was alive I’d always leave the light on if he’d come home. I leave the light on so he knows I’m here for him.”

https://nypost.com/2020/05/15/the-fl...to-be-in-vain/

[MA]

That’s sad to find out about.

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So very sad that people continue to die from this insidious drug...

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Logan Williams Remembered as Co-Stars and Family Mourn the Death of The Flash Star

https://tvweb.com/logan-williams-death-tribute/

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"The Flash" Actor Logan Williams Died of Accidental Fentanyl Overdose, Coroner Confirms
by Janine Puhak
September 9, 2021


Logan Williams' cause of death has been confirmed by a Canadian coroner's office.

In a report shared with PEOPLE Thursday, the Coroners Service of British Columbia determined that the 16-year-old actor died of "unintentional illicit drug toxicity (fentanyl)," classified as "accidental," on April 2, 2020.

https://ew.com/syndication/logan-wil...oner-confirms/

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So very sad to hear about this young man. May he rest in peace.