- Randy Gonzales was the beloved begetter successful TikTok duo Enkyboys.
- He was diagnosed with crab astir six months ago.
- He and his young lad utilized the level to rise consciousness for his terminal condition.
Randy Gonzales, the dada fractional of the begetter lad duo Enkyboys has died astatine the property of 35. A root adjacent to the beloved TikTok influencer told TMZ that helium died aboriginal Wednesday, January 25, of colon cancer, ending a conflict with the terminal illness. He was successful hospice astatine the clip of his death. Randy and his young lad Brice Gonzales had a whopping 15 and a fractional cardinal followers connected the platform, and they spent Randy’s past months raising consciousness astir the disease. They were known for their comedic and often heartwarming clips. Here’s what other to cognize astir Randy aft his tragic passing.
1. He was a beloved Texas native
Randy was calved successful 1987 and he’s from Pearland, Texas. According to TMZ, helium claimed erstwhile helium acceptable up a GoFundMe that a University of Texas crab halfway denied him treatment, citing his insurance. Fans and friends responded successful unit with 6.3K donors truthful far. “Hello, my sanction is Randy Gonzalez and this fundraiser is to assistance maine to wage for my attraction astatine MDAnderson and to bring consciousness for Colon Cancer to each young men who are not acquainted with it,” helium wrote connected the fundraiser’s main page. “For each who whitethorn not cognize it runs successful their household oregon for those who whitethorn person mutated it similar myself! Thank you each for the emotion and support, without y’all we couldn’t beryllium the Enkyboys. F CANCER!”
As of the time of his death, the fundraiser had reached $251,312.
2. Randy’s lad is besides a TV star
Randy’s fame brought opportunities for his young partner. According to TMZ, Brice had appeared arsenic the quality Chance successful NBC’s Lopez Vs. Lopez. And per Yahoo! News, he’d besides been signed to an Eva Longoria project. His quick-witted, tiny quality matches wits with comedian George Lopez successful sweet, hilarious scenes connected the sitcom.
3. He was a husband
@enkyboysI we wanna bash is go, go, go! #enkyboys #enkyboy #coloncancerawareness
♬ archetypal dependable – SwagBoyQ connected IG
Randy joined his woman Kimberly Gonzales successful 2018, aft a lengthy courtship. He credited his woman and the parent of his children with helping him get started connected attraction for colon cancer. Per Newsweek, successful an affectional TikTok video announcing his diagnosis, it was Kimberly who encouraged him to get a colonoscopy.
“How I figured it out, I was having problems with my precocious abdomen, and I was ever successful pain. Luckily my woman told maine to spell get a colonoscopy due to the fact that I was conscionable gonna get an EGD [esophagogastroduodenoscopy] to my pharynx due to the fact that they thought it was an ulcer oregon something,” helium said. “A batch of radical asking me, ‘Are you okay?’ And each I truly need, earnestly is conscionable prayers. Praying and praying and praying and praying, due to the fact that God is bully each the time.”
4. He’s a begetter of TK kids
Along with Brice, Randy and his woman person 2 daughters, Lauren Gonzales and Aubree Gonzales. They appeared successful Enkyboys videos from clip to time, arsenic well.
@enkyboysA small update connected the family!🙌🏽❤️#enkyboys #enkyboy #enkyboysfamily
♬ archetypal dependable – Enkyboy
5. Randy has been battling the unwellness for immoderate time
When Randy announced his signifier 4 diagnosis successful April of 2022, helium stated that he’d been dealing with the illness for six months. “I got an announcement to make, and it’s not good,” helium said successful the heartbreaking video. “Six months ago, I don’t adjacent cognize however to accidental this, but six months agone I got diagnosed with signifier 4 cancer, colon cancer. I kept it to myself, and I felt similar it was selfish, due to the fact that I didn’t privation to archer everybody my concern due to the fact that it was personal. But I consciousness similar I tin usage my concern to springiness consciousness for young men similar myself.”
Randy proceeded to utilize the societal media level to rise consciousness for the illness until his death. The duo posted their past video connected December 7, 2022.
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