{"id":2481859,"date":"2026-06-30T13:39:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:39:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2481859"},"modified":"2026-06-30T13:39:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T13:39:56","slug":"daveigh-chases-father-offers-heartbreaking-reaction-to-daughters-cause-of-death-at-age-35","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/daveigh-chases-father-offers-heartbreaking-reaction-to-daughters-cause-of-death-at-age-35\/","title":{"rendered":"Daveigh Chase&#8217;s father offers heartbreaking reaction to daughter&#8217;s cause of death at age 35"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Key Points<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"mb-4\">\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Ring <\/em>and <em>Lilo &amp; Stitch<\/em> actress Daveigh Chase&#8217;s father reacted to her cause of death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">John Schwallier told the<em> California Post that<\/em> his daugther&#8217;s death &#8220;doesn&#8217;t surprise&#8221; him.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"ml-4 list-disc\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chase died from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), with chronic polysubstance use as a significant condition.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The Ring<\/em> and <em>Lilo &amp; Stitch<\/em> star <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daveigh-chase-manager-says-she-was-missing-for-over-10-years-before-her-death-12002052\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Daveigh Chase;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Daveigh Chase&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Daveigh Chase<\/a>&#8216;s father has addressed his daughter&#8217;s June 16 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daveigh-chase-dead-lilo-and-stitch-the-ring-12000920\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:death;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;death&quot;}\" class=\"link \">death<\/a> at age 35, shortly after her <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daveigh-chase-cause-of-death-revealed-12001392\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:cause of death was announced;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;cause of death was announced&quot;}\" class=\"link \">cause of death was announced<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">On Monday, the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner ruled Chase&#8217;s cause of death as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), with chronic polysubstance use noted as a significant condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chase&#8217;s father, John Schwallier, told the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/29\/entertainment\/lilo-stitch-star-daveigh-chases-father-reacts-to-her-tragic-death-from-aids\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:California Post;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;California Post&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><em>California Post<\/em><\/a> on Monday that his daughter&#8217;s cause of death &#8220;doesn&#8217;t surprise&#8221; him, given her estranged family&#8217;s prior admission that Chase distanced herself from her close-knit circle and had struggled with substance abuse following a 2016 prescription for painkillers. She was also reportedly unhoused at the time of her death, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2026\/06\/17\/arts\/daveigh-chase-dead.html\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:per her father;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;per her father&quot;}\" class=\"link \">per her father<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Daveigh Chase in 2013<br \/>Credit: Donato Sardella\/WireImage<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Schwallier told the publication that &#8220;it is what it is&#8221; with regard to Chase&#8217;s death, and that &#8220;it\u2019s something you sometimes have to expect with the lifestyle she was living.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He added that Chase&#8217;s cremated remains would be transported to her mother, Cathy, and that he hasn&#8217;t seen Chase since she was around 6 years old. He said he&#8217;d spoken to her on the phone throughout her childhood.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cI had an empty feeling inside for not being with her for all these years,\u201d he told the outlet.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chase&#8217;s mother <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daveigh-chase-mother-says-actress-struggled-with-addiction-after-injury-12003469\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:previously told Daily Mail;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;previously told Daily Mail&quot;}\" class=\"link \">previously told <em>Daily Mail<\/em><\/a> that Chase &#8220;was seeking drugs and was partying with the wrong people.&#8221; &#8220;I never kicked my daughter out. She wanted freedom and these people got her hooked on some drugs. That was the beginning,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Chase&#8217;s boyfriend, Roy Hernandez, previously <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2026\/06\/17\/daveigh-chase-dead\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:told TMZ;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;told TMZ&quot;}\" class=\"link \">told TMZ<\/a> that the former child star died following a bout of meningitis and a blood infection, amid Chase reportedly being hospitalized earlier in the month for malnutrition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Hernandez eventually established a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/help-daveigh-chase-find-comfort-together?attribution_id=c365e712-d61e-433e-a813-a790b3e67722\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:GoFundMe;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;GoFundMe&quot;}\" class=\"link \">GoFundMe<\/a> the day before Chase&#8217;s death, because he said she&#8217;d received a terminal diagnosis from doctors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;When she started losing weight, she finally agreed to go to the hospital, and that&#8217;s when we learned how serious her condition was,&#8221; he wrote on the page&#8217;s description. &#8220;The doctors told me the medicine isn&#8217;t working, and that she is passing away. Despite everything, Daveigh wants to spend her remaining time with me, comfortable and together, rather than in a hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Daveigh Chase in 2012Credit: Michael Tran\/FilmMagic\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/rzsgOLsCl7ir1xp44khYUw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/7e4dd23135e278d41663d071a54d614a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><i>Daveigh Chase in 2012<br \/>Credit: Michael Tran\/FilmMagic<\/i><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Outside of her voice role in <em>Lilo &amp; Stitch <\/em>and her popular turn as the ghostly Samara in <em>The Ring<\/em>, Chase also had roles in <em>Donnie Darko <\/em>and another lead voice role in Hayao Miyazaki&#8217;s beloved 2001 animated feature <em>Spirited Away.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our<\/em><\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;&amp;nbsp&quot;}\" class=\"link \"><strong><em>\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter<\/em><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">John Ryan Jr., a producer who managed Chase in the final stage of her career before her last role in 2016, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daveigh-chase-manager-says-she-was-missing-for-over-10-years-before-her-death-12002052\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:previously told Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;previously told Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">previously told <em>Entertainment Weekly<\/em><\/a> that Chase went missing after she missed a meeting with a major Hollywood force.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/rob-reiner\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Rob Reiner;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Rob Reiner&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Rob Reiner<\/a> had called us and had a role for her, and she never showed up,&#8221; he told EW after news broke of Chase&#8217;s death. &#8220;He said, &#8216;I&#8217;ve got a role I want to talk to her about \u2014 have her come in!&#8217; And then when we followed up the next day with him, like, &#8216;Hey, how did [the meeting] go?&#8217; They were like, &#8216;She never showed.&#8217; And then we were like, &#8216;Okay, something&#8217;s up.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/daveigh-chase-father-reacts-cause-of-death-12009421\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Entertainment Weekly;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Entertainment Weekly&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key Points The Ring and Lilo &amp; Stitch actress Daveigh Chase&#8217;s father reacted to her cause of death. John Schwallier told the California Post that his daugther&#8217;s death &#8220;doesn&#8217;t surprise&#8221; him. Chase died from acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), with chronic polysubstance use as a significant condition. 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