Gary Coleman's wife Shannon made the decision to switch off his life support machine this morning.
Coleman's parents have not been able to get in touch with his wife Shannon since the star's death.
Gary Coleman's estranged parents have opened up for the first time about the actor's death.
Sue and Willie Coleman, who had not been in contact with the troubled Diff'rent Strokes star for more than a decade, spoke of their heartache over the loss.
'We would've loved to have been there by his side at the hospital, to let him know we love him before he passed away,' the star's mother said.
'This is a shock to us. We loved Gary very much. We're going to miss him.'
Coleman sued his parents and former manager for mishandling his finances in 1989, although the couple always denied any wrong-doing.
'Gary wanted to live his life the way he wanted to live it, on his own terms,' she told America's People magazine.
'And that's what we let him do. But our address and phone number haven't changed for more than 20 years. He could've gotten in touch with us any time he wanted to.
'We were always open to him and he knew that we loved him.'
His parents are also demanding to know the exact details surrounding his death.
They say the have not been able to get in touch with his wife Shannon Price, 24, with whom he had a tumultous realtionship.
Coleman's official cause of death is still under investigation, according to a hospital spokesperson, but a police source insists it is not being treated as suspicious.
Sue and Willie Coleman, who had not been in contact with the troubled Diff'rent Strokes star for more than a decade, spoke of their heartache over the loss.
'We would've loved to have been there by his side at the hospital, to let him know we love him before he passed away,' the star's mother said.
'This is a shock to us. We loved Gary very much. We're going to miss him.'
Coleman sued his parents and former manager for mishandling his finances in 1989, although the couple always denied any wrong-doing.
'Gary wanted to live his life the way he wanted to live it, on his own terms,' she told America's People magazine.
'And that's what we let him do. But our address and phone number haven't changed for more than 20 years. He could've gotten in touch with us any time he wanted to.
'We were always open to him and he knew that we loved him.'
His parents are also demanding to know the exact details surrounding his death.
They say the have not been able to get in touch with his wife Shannon Price, 24, with whom he had a tumultous realtionship.
Coleman's official cause of death is still under investigation, according to a hospital spokesperson, but a police source insists it is not being treated as suspicious.
Mrs Coleman said: 'We're not angry. We're just concerned. Did our son fall down the stairs? Did he fall in the bathtub? We need to have some closure on our son's life.'Coleman suffered the brain hemorrhage after a fall on Wednesday at his Santaquin home, outside of Salt Lake City.
He was conscious and lucid until midday Thursday, when his condition worsened and he slipped into unconsciousness. Coleman was later removed from life support.
'Thousands of e-mails have poured into the hospital. This is so comforting to the family to know how beloved he still is,' Price said.
Todd Bridges, who played Coleman's older brother, Willis, and went on to have personal struggles of his own, said yesterday: 'It's sad that I'm the last kid alive from the show.'
Dana Plato, who played the boys' white, teenage sister, died in 1999 of an overdose of painkiller and muscle relaxer. The medical examiner's office ruled the death a suicide.
'Thousands of e-mails have poured into the hospital. This is so comforting to the family to know how beloved he still is,' Price said.
Todd Bridges, who played Coleman's older brother, Willis, and went on to have personal struggles of his own, said yesterday: 'It's sad that I'm the last kid alive from the show.'
Dana Plato, who played the boys' white, teenage sister, died in 1999 of an overdose of painkiller and muscle relaxer. The medical examiner's office ruled the death a suicide.
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