Cooper Noriega’s family have broken their silence on his tragic death.
The TikTok star, 19, was found unresponsive in the car park of a California mall on June 9.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, and the cause of his death remains under investigation.
Cooper is survived by his parents, Treva and Harold Noriega, and sister Parker Noriega, 24.
Taking to Cooper’s Instagram on Saturday, his sister Parker wrote: “hi everyone. on behalf of our family we want to thank you all for the kind words of our little coop. his passing is an absolute tragedy to our family and loved ones.”
“We pray that we all as a community can continue on his legacy. He loved each and everyone of you. Please feel free to reach out to us as we love feeling all the support. Bless you all… with love, his sister.”
Cooper’s father, who recently turned 66, also paid tribute to the social media star on Facebook on June 10.
He wrote: “I want to thank each of you for all of your special birthday wishes. They mean so much to me. I also want to share with you that today has been an incredibly difficult time for my family and me. We lost our beautiful 19 year old Cooper last evening.”
“He was loved by so many and truly the love of Treva’s, Parker’s and my life. There are no words to express the grief and loss. It’s not supposed to be this way. Your child is not supposed to pass before his parents.”
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Harold continued: “Cooper has touched so many people. He recently started a chat on Discord which grew to thousands for those to have a safe place to talk about mental health.”
“My boy was a believer and I know he is in the presence of God. Thank you everyone. I love you all.”
Cooper’s ex-girlfriend and fellow TikTok star Sabrina Quesada wrote on Instagram on Saturday: “the light of my life, you’re the best thing that ever happened to me. i’m so sorry my love. may we meet again.”
Cooper’s close pal and popular TikToker Nessa Barrett wrote on Instagram yesterday: “i’ve spent the past two days trying to comprehend how this could be real. there’s simply no way of processing the loss of ur best friend.”
“i’ve been trying to understand how life could possibly still have meaning with u gone. a part of me died with u. but what’s left of me is going to live for u. i’ll spend the rest of my life finishing everything we’ve ever dreamed of. i want to make u proud.”
“u had the biggest heart i’ve ever encountered on this earth. a heart way too big for u to even carry. for so long it was u and me just simply keeping each other alive. our bond was like no other. no one understood me the way u did. u saved me. u saved so many people.”
Nessa continued: “it broke my heart knowing how much pain u carried when u were such a light to this world. i’ve always been so amazed by ur strength and how u carried ur self.”
“even in ur darkest times u were nothing but the kindest and most caring human being. u were heaven sent cooper. i’m convinced god sends angels to walk this earth to help heal people and u were one of them. u were always my guardian angel.”
“i’m living everyday for u. it’s all for u. i can’t wait to see u again my sweet boy. my best friend forever, rest in peace. 444🕊”
