Jay Weaver of Christian Group Big Daddy Weave Dies of COVID Complications by CHARISMA NEWS STAFF
Jay Weaver, bass guitarist and vocalist for the Christian music group Big Daddy Weave, died Sunday, Jan. 2, from complications due to COVID-19, CBN News reports.
The band posted a message on social media on New Year’s Day saying that Weaver had been in the hospital for five days struggling with COVID, and to pray for him and his wife, Emily, and their three children. Emily Weaver added to the statement in hopes of her husband’s healing: “I am asking for you all to pray for Jay. He has been in the hospital since Tuesday. He is fighting so hard. I can see it on him as I look through the window of his door. Yes, he has the awful virus. I just want my best friend/everything to get better.”
Tragically, Jay Weaver died a day later.
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Mike Weaver, Jay’s brother, in a video statement Sunday, thanked fans for their prayers and proclaimed that his brother had gone “to be with Jesus.”
“You have walked with him through a huge fight. My brother, Jay, went to be with Jesus just a couple hours ago,” he said. “Even though COVID may have taken his last breath, Jesus was right there to catch him.”
While Mike Weaver said his “heart’s broke” for his family, he expressed joy that his brother is with the Lord.
Weaver had been a member of Big Daddy Weave since 1998. He, his brother Mike, Brian Beihlin and Jeremy Redmon formed the band while they were students at the University of Mobile in Mobile, Alabama.
Jay Weaver had dealt with other health issues, including unstable blood pressure and the danger of infection, in recent months as a result of dialysis therapy. Both of his feet were amputated in 2016, and he had been confined to a wheelchair since.
Many paid tribute to the Christian artist through social media, including the official account for the Dove Awards:
