Renfro Remembered at Funeral
Hundreds of mourners turned out Monday to bid a final farewell to Brad Renfro.
The former child star was remembered at a funeral service in Knoxville, Tennessee, before which his family accepted condolences from some 600 well-wishers at a local mortuary.
His great-uncle, Michael Earl, officiated at the service, touching on Renfro's history of addiction, but focusing more on the positive aspects of the actor's life.
"Brad had problems just like I have problems, just like you have problems, just like all of us have trials and tribulations that we go through," Earl said, per the Knoxville News Sentinel.
"He lived life, and he enjoyed it. Whatever he did, he did it hard as he could."
Renfro was found dead in his Los Angeles home on Jan. 15. He was 25.
An autopsy was performed last week, but the cause of death has yet to be determined. Toxicology tests typically take about six weeks to come back.
In a surprise twist, Renfro's family revealed in an obituary placed in the Sentinel that the actor was survived by a young son, whom they referred to only as "Y Renfro" in the announcement in order to protect his identity.
Renfro's father and stepmother told TMZ that the boy lives with his mother in Japan and that Renfro spent time with his son before his death.
Renfro got his big break in show business at age 12, when he starred opposite Susan Sarandon in The Client.
Over the years, he continued to work steadily but never regained the same buzz factor as his early days, as rumors of his substance-abuse problems frequently outweighed all other publicity.
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