By Alex Vena
Released Sep. 6, 2024, 12:36 p.m. ET
Paul Harrell, understood for his YouTube page committed to weapon security education and gun evaluations, passed away following a fight with pancreatic cancer– and broke the news to fans himself.
In a video entitled “I'm Dead” that was published on Tuesday (Sept. 3), the 58-year-old discussed that he had actually tape-recorded the statement on Dec. 20, 2023, and had actually advised Brad Nelson, his editor and supervisor to “release it upon [his] death.”
“So if you're viewing me, I'm dead,” he shared.
According to E! News, Harrell had actually shared the news of his pancreatic cancer medical diagnosis on his YouTube channel in June 2023. As he elaborated upon in his death statement video, they captured the cancer “early, however not as early as [he] had actually believed.”
“And it has actually spread out faster than I believed it would,” he continued. “You might have seen me just recently utilizing this crutch when I informed you I broke my hip. Well, it wasn't since I was hurt in any type of mishap, it was due to the fact that the cancer infect my bones, the bones fell apart [and] my hip fractured.”
He offered audiences his “genuine apologies,” stating that he “had actually hoped that [he] would continue in this format for the next 10 and even 15 years.”
“I am actually thankful to have actually had this chance to do all of the things we have actually done,” he informed audiences. “I truly hope that it's been handy. I actually value you viewing, commenting, and taking part. And I have most likely really couple of remorses in what we've done here. I believe we've been, for the many part, effective. I hope you concur.”
Harrell signed off with the following: “So as constantly, do not attempt this in the house, and thanks for enjoying.”
The video, which clocks in at 6 minutes and fifty seconds in overall, ultimately cut to Harrell's bro, Rob Harrell, who stated that he is “sad to reveal that what you heard holds true.”
“It was his dream that I keep his tradition through this channel by continuing to put out high quality instructional material with the flare all of us understand and like from him,” he repeated.
On behalf of himself and the team, Rob asked for that customers provide “a long time to process the death of [his] sibling and discover the very best method to honor his memory.”
“I thank everybody ahead of time for your persistence and understanding, and we will offer channel updates as we move through this together,” he kept in mind.
Nelson likewise shared a message with fans, applauding Harrell as “an extremely generous, kind guy [who] informed the very best campfire stories” and who has actually “favorably affected lots of people's lives, consisting of [his] own.”
While he stated they “are going to be continuing his tradition by publishing videos on this channel, ultimately,
