{"id":2528,"date":"2025-09-04T13:16:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:16:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2025-09-04T13:16:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-04T13:16:32","slug":"influencer-rolling-ray-passes-away-at-28-just-one-day-before-his-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/?p=2528","title":{"rendered":"Influencer Rolling Ray Passes Away at 28\u2014Just One Day Before His Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>A Sudden Loss Just Before His Birthday<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Social media and reality star Raymond Harper, affectionately known as Rolling Ray, has passed away at the age of 28\u2014just a day before what would have been his 29th birthday on September 5. His mother confirmed the heartbreaking news in an emotional post on Facebook, prompting a wave of tributes and remembrance across social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A Bold Voice and Cultural Icon<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rolling Ray first rose to prominence through shows like MTV\u2019s Catfish: Trolls and platforms like Bobby I Love U, Purrr, with his fearless personality and signature catchphrase \u201cpurr.\u201d Despite lifelong health struggles\u2014including paralysis that confined him to a wheelchair and repeated battles with serious illnesses\u2014he remained unapologetically vibrant, becoming a beloved figure in the Black, disabled, and LGBTQ+ communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fans and Fellow Creators Mourn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As news of his passing spread, fans and fellow influencers poured onto social media to express grief and gratitude. Personalities like Bobby Lytes, Angel Williams, and George M. Johnson shared heartfelt tributes, recognizing Rolling Ray\u2019s authenticity, resilience, and cultural impact.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2814.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2814.webp 400w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2814-300x169.webp 300w, https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_2814-360x203.webp 360w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Sudden Loss Just Before His Birthday Social media and reality star Raymond Harper, affectionately known as Rolling Ray, has passed away at the age of 28\u2014just a day before what would have been his 29th birthday on September 5. His mother confirmed the heartbreaking news in an emotional post on Facebook, prompting a wave&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2530,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[84,52],"tags":[214,722,1377,1378,1379,1380],"class_list":["post-2528","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-news","category-trending-now","tag-celebrity-news","tag-influencer-death","tag-raymond-harper","tag-rolling-ray","tag-rolling-ray-obituary","tag-social-media-star-passes"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2528"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2531,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2528\/revisions\/2531"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2530"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2528"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2528"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/verifiedviral.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2528"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}