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Randy Gonzalez, the father of popular TikTok stars Enkyboys, tragically passed away in hospice on Wednesday morning at the age of 35.
His death comes after one hard-fought battle with stage 4 colon cancer, which he revealed to his more than 15.4 million TikTok followers in April, six months after his diagnosis.
At the time, the father-of-three told fans he had two to three years to live, and advised that undergoing chemotherapy could extend his life by another five years.
Rest in peace: Randy Gonzalez, the father of popular TikTok stars Enkyboys, tragically passed away at the age of 35, in a hospice, on Wednesday morning
In early December, he told his TikTok followers in his penultimate video that he was “going well, except his current chemotherapy plan “wasn’t working.”
“I feel good,” he told viewers as he stood next to his wife and their six-year-old son, Brice. “I’m just glad we’re back in Texas with the family.”
In the footage, he admitted that they didn’t post because he felt “sick all the time.”
Loving Dad: His death comes after a hard-fought battle with stage 4 colon cancer, which he revealed to his more than 15.4 million TikTok followers in April, six months after his diagnosis
After his devastating diagnosis, Gonzalez wrote on social media that he was trying to “stay strong for the family” and used his platform to raise awareness of colon cancer.
Despite trying to stay positive during the tragedy, he said it sometimes felt like he and his family were “going through the motions” and just trying to get through his cancer diagnosis “day after day.”
In other videos, he said that after doctors gave him “five years to live,” he is “still looking for better days.”
Optimistic: In other videos, he said that after doctors gave him “five years to live,” he “still looks up to better days”
In November, Gonzalez said the treatment had been “terrible” and he “barely moved again.”
Cancer sucks. It sucks the life out of you and makes you feel like you have nothing to live for, but in reality you have… You have to be strong to fight and beat cancer,” he said.
The influencer continued, “I want to be a testimony to this in a year or so, if I’m still alive.”
Struggling: In early December, he told his TikTok followers in his penultimate video that he was “going well, except his current chemotherapy plan ‘wasn’t working’”
After learning that his chemotherapy insurance was not accepted at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center at Houston, his fans stepped in to raise $212,000 in donations to cover his treatment through GoFundMe.
Gonzalez was very supportive of his son getting a role in NBC’s Lopez Vs. Lopez as Chance, which premiered on November 4.
Randy and son rose to fame for creating hilarious lip sync content on TikTok, even appearing together on an episode of Good Morning America in 2019.
He is survived by his wife, Kimberly Gonzalez, son Brice, and daughters Lauran and Aubree.
