RIP: Tyler Christopher has passed

[All My Shadows]

This is still such a shock. GH has never been one of my soaps, but he was one of the major faces of the show all throughout the first decade of the 2000s. My mind kinda stays stuck in that era where the likes of TC are still the "younger" faces in daytime, so it's surreal to think of him as gone.

[Contessa Donatella]

I read some additional information. The person who found him was a friend who had a key to his apartment. That friend became concerned because he couldn't reach Tyler. So he went to the apartment & let himself in. He found Tyler in his bed. He was of the impression that he'd been there for a while. So, it is possible that we will have a different date for his death when the coroner rules. 

I am still quite sad. 

When I watched him on State of Mind I was quite concerned because he talked about wanting to simplify things & have only one doctor for everything & I can't imagine that would have worked. 1. Traumatic brain injury 2. bipolar 3. He first got drunk in 3rd grade! When the bipolar was undiagnosed, he was of course self-medicating with alcohol & his habit was so ingrained & he'd been at it so long. So a specialist for his brain & a shrink for the rest, gotta have 2 minimum. I keep thinking talking will help. So far not. 

[janea4old]

https://www.instagram.com/p/CzWznWmvJBT/

natalia.livingston

I want everyone to know how sweet and gentle Ty was. How gifted, how dedicated, how much he cared about his craft and those around him. I was honored to work with him for many years and admired his talent tremendously. He created such a safe space for us to work together. I felt confident when I worked with him. He made it easy. He was generous. He brought scenes to life with such grace and conviction. He gave his work everything he had. And, he was funny. So funny. I loved that about him. He made me laugh. He was one of the best chapters of my life and I’ll always be grateful to him. I’m so happy we reconnected after over a decade apart. He was going to join my husband and I and our little ones for dinner at our home on a trip to Atlanta. That meant the world to me. He called me Naty…I called him Ty. The friendship was there. It was always there - through the ups and the downs. My heart goes out to his family and to his two precious children. Please, if you are struggling with alcohol abuse or a mental illness, don’t let this be your fate. I love you, Ty. I’ll never forget you. Thank you for the memories. Rest in peace, my friend. @tylerchristopher2929

[Liberty City]

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Absolutely devastating and disgusting that not a single person can claim him to put him to his final resting place.

[BoldRestless]

That's awful. Is Susan Baker his mother or his sister?

[Liberty City]

Not a clue; per the People report of the conservatorship, his sister's name is Susan Asmo Baker, not Susan P. Baker, so I don't know if it's an alternate name or not.

[Jeff]

Wow.  And who replied underneath I wonder.

[Liberty City]

On IG? No one; comments were turned off for the post.

[Errol]

I called the San Diego Medical Examiner's Office and unfortunately they are closed in observance of the Veteran's Day holiday so I can not confirm whether Tyler is still there, as per the messages posted to his official Facebook and Instagram pages.

Right now, it's unclear who is posting to his pages or how they were able to gain access. There was no indication in either post. Additionally, I have not been able to independently verify whether an alleged Facebook page or group called "Celebrating Tyler Christopher" currently or previously existed.

[Jeff]

Oh okay I see now.  tylerchristopher2929 was saying Susan's post violates Tyler's wishes, and not to donate.

[Liberty City]

If he is still there, then that's absolutely horrible. I hope he is not there and is in the process of moving to his final resting place. Thank you, Errol, for trying to get the answer for us.

Yes.

[Jeff]

Yes, thank you, Errol.

[Errol]

Susan P. Baker is Tyler's sister, Susan Asmo Baker, according to her Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/susan.asmo

Additionally, she did in fact create a page called Celebrating Tyler Christopher, but it is a "add a friend" type page, not a true Facebook page in the traditional sense (https://www.facebook.com/celebrating.tyler.christopher)

Apparently someone named April Grant is managing Tyler's official pages in lieu of his death, according to a post on the Celebrating Tyler Christopher page:

 

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Looks like a post on Susan's Facebook page (not the Celebrating Tyler Christopher page) had a post liked by at least two Cheetwoods, one of which was Derk Cheetwood (the other is a non-celebrity member).

The full message (not shown on Tyler's official pages) of Susan's post:

The image used on the funeral service page is an older photo of Tyler's that one could pull from Google images. IMO, it's not one someone close to another person would use. But that is just me. Link to funeral service page: https://www.robinsonfuneralhomeinc.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=29851418

[BoldRestless]

 

Thanks @Errol for keeping tabs on this and providing accurate information.

If anyone didn't know (I just learned it yesterday), the Cheetwoods are Tyler's cousins. https://www.soapsindepth.com/posts/general-hospital/drew-cheetwoods-heartfelt-tribute-to-his-cousin-tyler-christopher

Susan Asmo Baker is the sister Tyler accused of stealing his money. https://people.com/tyler-christopher-guardianship-court-battle-7561317

 

In a recent court filing, Christopher alleged that Asmo Baker used up to $40,000 of finances that should have been for his guardianship to pay off her own credit cards and buy her son a laptop, among other things. 

 

Asmo Baker denied the allegations to Bloomberg via email, writing, “If I hadn’t been his Guardian he’d be DEAD!”

 

[Errol]

This is just getting worse and worse. I do not know what to believe right now myself.

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