Aaron Carter.Photo:Angel Carter Conrad/Instagram, Gabe Ginsberg/Getty
Angel Carter Conrad/Instagram, Gabe Ginsberg/Getty
Angel, 35, revealed the memorial spot for her brother in apost on InstagramFriday, encouraging fans to visit the site nearly a year after the singer’sdeath.
“Aaron’s portrait was placed this morning at Forest Lawn Hollywood Hills,” Angel captioned a photo of Aaron’s memorial. “He adored his fans, and I know how much this would mean to him now having a final resting place where we could all celebrate his life.”
She added, “I invite you to visit, share your memories, and never forget who Aaron was deep down. 🤍🕊.”
Aaron’s memorial features a portrait of the star placed on a gold plaque, with writing beside it that includes his birth and death dates, as well as a nod to Aaron’s 23-month-oldson Prince.
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Aaron’s twin sister Angel posted a photo of his final resting place on Friday.Angel Carter Conrad/Instagram
Angel Carter Conrad/Instagram
Aarondied from accidental drowningafter inhaling difluoroethane and taking alprazolam on Nov. 5 2022,the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-Coronersaid in April. He was 34.
The “I Want Candy” singer was found in his bathtub at his California home at the time of his death. He died weeks before the first birthday of his son, whom he shares with former fiancéMelanie Martin.
Angel invited fans to visit her late brother’s memorial in the post.Vincent Sandoval/WireImage
Angel confirmed to PEOPLE in July that Aaron’s ashes had beenlaid to rest. She described adjusting to his death as an “out-of-body experience” as she shared that she kept his ashes at her home prior to his memorial service.
“To lose a twin, it’s an out-of-body experience. He’s a part of me,” she told PEOPLE. “When he died, I had this sense of, ‘I’ve got to bring him home and protect him.' It was my last way to protect him.”
Angel continued, “I can’t trust that anybody else is not going to exploit him. So at that time, that was my last act of love.”
Aaron died from accidental drowning after a drug overdose last November.
Back in August, Angel also opened up to PEOPLE about her brother’s death as she spoke about her family’s ordeal with addiction, stemming from her parents as “fame and money took over” when brothersNickand Aaron found early success.
Angel said the death of sister Leslie from a drug overdose in 2012 made the situation worse for Aaron. “I always felt like that was the beginning of the end,” she recalled to PEOPLE. “Aaron was already in a bad place. I just kept waiting for him to snap out of it. But he never did.”
source: people.com
