15 of a heart attack at age 69, and Thomas attended his funeral, according to AP. Smith was released in time to watch her son win a championship in February 2016 at Super Bowl 50.īrown died on Nov. Thomas’ mother and grandmother were later freed by President Barack Obama under an initiative to reduce the number of non-violent drug offenders serving prison sentences. Thomas wound up living with an uncle, James Brown, after Smith went to prison. Smith was sentenced to 20 years in prison after she refused a lesser term in exchange for testifying against her mother, who received a life sentence. Thomas was 11 when his mother, Katina Smith, and grandmother, Minnie Pearl Thomas, were arrested on drug charges. Thomas was not married and had no children, according to Bonseigneur. He was just a kid who loved playing football.”įormer Broncos, Jets receiver Demaryius Thomas dies at age 33 We never fathomed he would go on to do all these amazing things. Even though he rose to stardom, to us he was just a kid from Montrose. He was raised in the church and by a close-knit family. “Demaryius was a great guy,” Bonseigneur said. Demaryius Thomas celebrates with Emanuel Sanders. Thomas would have turned 34 on Christmas Day. “He was alone and a friend couldn’t get hold of him, so he called his driver, who has a key because of these seizures, and he went into his home and found him in the shower,” Bonseigneur said. Demaryius Thomas at Jets practice in 2019. Thomas’ death was reported late Thursday, after his body was found at his Roswell, Ga., home.īonseigneur - who grew up with Thomas in Montrose Ga., and considered him a sibling - said the family believes he suffered a seizure while he was showering. Demaryius Thomas with the Broncos in 2018. The former Broncos wide receiver “had been suffering from seizures for over a year,” LaTonya Bonseigneur, Thomas’ cousin, said Friday. The family of Demaryius Thomas believes he died from a seizure, relatives told the Associated Press.
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