The Gerber Family is still coping with the devastating loss of their beloved son and brother.
Nearly a month after Presley Gerber died at the young age of 27, his mother Cindy Crawford and father Rande Gerber broke their silence on the tragedy, expressing their grief over the traumatic loss.
Taking to their official Instagram handles on Sunday, October 18, the couple penned, “We are beyond heartbroken to lose our beloved son and brother. We feel so blessed to have had Presley in our lives for 27 years. He is a sweet, beautiful soul who loved and is loved, now and forever.”
“We are so proud of how he showed up in the world, with kindness and vulnerability. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support from so many who know and love our family and even strangers who feel our pain. Til we meet again our sweet boy. We love you forever, Mom, Dad and Kaia,” the note added.
Kaia Gerber pens heartbreaking note on Presley Gerber’s death
On her Instagram, Kaia Gerber posted a heart-wrenching post, sharing that her grief over her beloved brother’s death can never lessen.
“prez, i don't have the words. and maybe the tiny mercy is that we didn't need them all along. words fail and words subtract and words summarize and words always lack truth. and how naive of me to believe that language could transcend grief. i've read all of the books and i have none of the answers. my articulation is no match against this, the magnitude of losing you,” she began.
Kaia continued, “you know how much i loved being your sister. it has always been, and will forever be, my favorite thing about myself. i came into this world with a white-knuckle grip around you. i had more love for you than i knew what to do with. and now that it has nowhere obvious to go, i'm certain it's going to swallow me whole.”
Calling the late model her “ultimate teacher,” Kaia shared how her brother always went first to protect her, even when they were children, and how his death has left her struggling to understand how to live without him.
However, she emotionally noted that she would choose being Presley’s sister all over again, even if it meant experiencing the same heartbreaking loss.
“my darling brother, i do adore you. i love my brother. my brother is dead. and this party sucks so bad without you, prez. my best buddy, my great protector, the hardest i've ever laughed and the one true love of my life - you lit all of my candles and took all of my monsters away. and i love you. and i love you. and i love you. only you know how much,” she expressed.
Kaia heartbrokenly concluded, “thank you for being here. p.s. this song is the last thing we talked about. first you were. you always went first.”
About Presley Gerber death
Presley Gerber died at the age of 27 on Sunday, September 20, 2026, inside a residential treatment center in California.
