Jeremy Roloff, one of the stars of the TLC television show "Little People, Big World," has paid tribute to the late pastor Billy Graham in an Instagram post.
Southern Baptist minister and evangelist Billy Graham peacefully passed away in his sleep on Wednesday, Feb. 21, at age 99. He reportedly experienced a number of health problems before his death, including prostate cancer and Parkinson's disease symptoms. He had been a well-known Christian evangelist for decades and even served as a spiritual adviser for every U.S. president from Harry Truman to Barack Obama.
Roloff has now joined thousands of mourners sharing memories of how Rev. Graham has touched their lives and faith.
The TLC star shared in his Instagram post that he first encountered Graham when he was eight years old at an event in Portland. Even though Roloff expressed that Graham's death was a loss, he ended his post in a hopeful, uplifting quote by novelist C.S. Lewis: "Christian's need never say goodbye!"
Audrey, Roloff's wife, also mourned alongside her husband and shared his post on her own Instagram page.
The couple are Born-Again Christians who run a website called Beating 50 Percent. The site is dedicated to helping build and strengthen "covenant marriages" by encouraging people to give "more than 50 percent" to their spouse. They are known not just for appearing in "Little People, Big World," but also for sharing their faith with their followers on social media. Jeremy alone has nearly 559,000 followers on Instagram, while Audrey has over 702,000.
Other well-known personalities have also expressed grief over the passing of Rev. Graham, including country singer Carrie Underwood, actor Terry Crews, and television host Mario Lopez. Former U.S. presidents Jimmy Carter, George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton and Barack Obama, current U.S. president Donald Trump, first lady Melania Trump, and U.S. vice president Mike Pence have also paid their own tribute to the late reverend.
