Jim Carrey's older sister Rita dead as husband pays emotional tribute: 'She filled everyone's heart with joy'

Jim Carrey's older sister Rita has died, her hubby confirmed successful a daze Facebook station connected Friday.

The station from her spouse Alex read: 'It is with dense bosom and my deepest sadness, surrounded by her household and friends Rita passed distant peacefully and softly connected November 14 2024.

'Rita and I person been unneurotic for 16 years and we conscionable got joined past twelvemonth successful July successful an outdoor wedding that she has ever wanted

'Rita ever had a loving psyche and wanted to assistance everyone adjacent full strangers. As everyone knows Christmas was Rita’s favourite vacation really it was mundane for her and she started a fundraiser to assistance a section charity.

He added that some 'family and friends are invited to be a candlelight vigil successful Rita’s representation connected December 7 2024 connected Heathcote Terrace successful St. Catharines.'

'Following the vigil everyone is encouraged to be the Christmas connected the Terrace nationalist lawsuit successful enactment of Gillian’s place.Donations successful Rita’s representation tin beryllium made to Gillian’s spot straight oregon astatine the lawsuit Non-perishable food, children’s clothing, toiletry items oregon unwrapped children’s presents are encouraged.

'It’s been a fantastic and brainsick travel with Rita.' 

'Goodbye my lover. Goodbye my friend. Until we conscionable again. You truly did person the Time of your life.” Your bestest person and husband, Alex.'

Rita was calved successful Canada to parents Kathleen and Percy Carrey, and raised with her 3 siblings, John, Patricia and youngest, Jim.

She worked arsenic a vigor big for 91.7 Giant FM successful Hamilton, Canada and nationalist speaker. 

In 2005 Rita suffered the tragic nonaccomplishment of her son Marty Fournier aged 25 successful a roadworthy accident. 

She chronicled her grief successful publication Growing Up Carrey - which celebrated her son's beingness arsenic good her upbringing with her celebrated brother. 

She wrote: 'When I look backmost astatine it, I didn’t recognize we were truly homeless. I conscionable thought we were camping. My parents made it a bully time. That’s what beingness was like.” The publication whitethorn beryllium retired by adjacent spring.'

Brian Salmon, Rita's erstwhile vigor co-host astatine 91.7 Giant FM, besides paid tribute to the precocious vigor property to TMZ,  calling Rita a 'tremendously generous person.'

He said she 'rarely bragged astir her Hollywood connections, but would often cod props from her celebrated brother's films to auction disconnected to charity.'

She besides performed successful a classical stone set and opened for acts including  April Wine and Honeymoon Suite.