Shavi Lewis.
Barbara Nitke / © Lifetime / Courtsy Everett CollectionProject Alum Shavi Lewis died earlier this monthS He was 38.
Lewis aunt Deidra Divadoll Elkkerson confirm his death via Facebook On Tuesday, February 25th, writing: “My fairytale, talented nephew, Sha’vi Lewis, is not from this place. I will no longer hear greetings about me: “Hey Aunt Diva” (yes, I call). “
Elkeson asked that Lewis fans “please keep his mother, Joyce Solomon-Frursonhis father, Franklin Friersonhis brother, Troy Solomon Friersonand his sister, Akira Frierson WoodIn your prayers. “
Holiday continued: “I know he is in a much better placeS I can just imagine the welcome he received when he reached those pearl gates, with so many loved ones who had gone before. Oh, what time does he have with his grandmothers, grandfather, uncles, aunts, cousins ​​(s) good friends. “
Elkeson, who shared a photo collage of Lewis along with the post, concluded: “My, mine, mine, (I) rest from the nephew of joy, knowing that you have left a hell of this earth !!! You will always be loved and never forgotten. “
The family did not reveal Lewis’s cause of death.
Lewis (full name Franklin ‘Shavi’ Lewis Frierson Jr.) grew up in New Jersey before overcoming his craft at Clark Atlanta University. Before his death, the designer worked as a creative director of the Italian men’s clothing company Stephen F. and produced his own clothing collection.
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Some of his designs were presented on red carpets on Emmys and in Season 2 of Posture as well as celebrities, including Liya yanae and Cynthia BaileyS In 2019, Lewis won even more fame as he competed on season 18 of ProjectS
He came to the 10th place this season, leaving the design competition during Episode 6. Brittany AllenWho befriends Lewis in the series complains of his loss on Tuesday.
“I don’t have the words. My heart hurts. The world and this industry will be gloomy without your light in it, “she wrote By InstagramS “Your love, your laughter and your continuous support, no matter where we were in life, was everything. Season 18 forever and forever. Rest at Power @shavilewis. Love, your British. “
Alan also shared a series of photos with Lewis through her Instagram story, writing: “Keep your friends so healthy. Sometimes you wonder when you will see them again. No, if you see them again. “
“She just doesn’t feel real,” she added with Emoji with a broken heart.
