died at the young age of 25 on Monday.Just days before his untimely death, he was photographed with friends at an event and appeared to be in good spirits, his pals said.On Friday, he was seen hanging out at an album launch party for the rap band MacArthur Maze, smiling with his friends and the group’s photographer, Josh Kennedy.Cloud’s pals told the Sun that he attended the party “for a few hours and did not show any sign of a personal struggle.”“We grew up together.
It’s been tough today. Friday, that was the last day I saw him, he came to our record release party,” Kennedy revealed to the outlet. “He was happy, very happy to be home.
He was in Ireland for a while, we spoke about his dad recently, he was sad about it, but he seemed to be doing okay.”Cloud’s father, Conor Hickey, also died recently after a brief cancer battle.“I don’t even think he drank [at the event], I didn’t see him drinking, but I don’t know, I was working taking photographs,” Kennedy said.He noted that Cloud seemed normal, was taking photos with fans and was laughing.
The artist teared up and said he “felt sick” to learn of Cloud’s death and said it’s all “so new to him.”Cloud’s family confirmed the star’s passing in a statement Monday to The Post: “It is with the heaviest heart that we had to say goodbye to an incredible human today.
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