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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tLiam Payne\u2019s family has spoken out following his death at age 31. \u201cWe are utterly devastated by the news,\u201d a family member told MailOnline at Payne\u2019s family home in Wolverhampton, England. BBC subsequently obtained a statement on behalf of the family: \u201cWe are heartbroken. Liam will forever live in our hearts and we\u2019ll remember him [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWe used to do [a] tribute every month. Now, maybe it will be every year, [but] it will continue in the sanctuary, which is a place that we have with him,\u201d P\u00e9rez, 25, told Us. <\/i>\u201cIt is the last place where he was<\/a>. So, for us, it means a lot.\u201d<\/p>\nFor P\u00e9rez, it was especially important to celebrate Payne\u2019s legacy after his death.<\/p>\n
\u201cI grew up with [One Direction] since I was 12, [and] today I\u2019m 25. It was part of my adolescence, a very important part of my life,\u201d P\u00e9rez recalled to Us<\/i>. \u201cIt\u2019s very hard, but we\u2019re going to keep \u2026 remembering [him] and keep coming [to] this place we have with him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n![\"Liam-Payne-Memorial-IMG_9913\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Liam-Payne-Memorial-IMG_9913.jpg?w=1000&quality=40&strip=all\")
<\/div>Courtesy of Luciana Arias<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\nMilagros Rojas, another fan, also traveled to the memorial site to pay her respects and place flowers on the makeshift memorial.<\/p>\n
\u201cComing today was very difficult,\u201d Rojas, 28, emotionally told Us.<\/i> \u201cI didn\u2019t feel like doing anything, and I thought, \u2018I\u2019m going to come for him.\u2019 I\u2019m doing what I can.\u201d<\/p>\n
Another One Direction fan, a 16-year-old named Lara, traveled to the memorial site for the first time on Thursday, where she brought a letter and a drawing of the late singer.<\/p>\n\n![\"Liam-Payne-Memorial-GettyImages-2241072817.\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Liam-Payne-Memorial-GettyImages-2241072817.jpg?w=1000&quality=86&strip=all\")
<\/div>Luciano Gonzalez\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cI couldn\u2019t come here before. [The news] was horrible,\u201d Lara told Us <\/i>of learning about Payne\u2019s death. \u201cHe was the person who would [walk] into a room and smile at everyone. He was very good [and] he was loved by everyone, especially his bandmates. The guys had a very strong [relationship] with him, his family [and] his friends.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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The fan memorial also gained the attention of Payne\u2019s family. Liam\u2019s father, Geoff Payne<\/strong>, visited the site<\/a> when he traveled to Argentina to claim his son\u2019s body last year. Liam\u2019s sisters, Ruth Gibbins<\/strong> and Nicola Payne<\/strong>, later shared images of the fan project to their respective social media accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n![\"Liam-Payne-Memorial-GettyImages-2241074115\"](\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Liam-Payne-Memorial-GettyImages-2241074115.jpg?w=1000&quality=74&strip=all\")
<\/div>Luciano Gonzalez\/Anadolu via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\u201cWe have sent his family some letters [through] the city where he was born,\u201d P\u00e9rez told Us. <\/i>\u201cWe know that they have received them because a girl who was in England gave those letters to Liam\u2019s family. Ruth [then] uploaded a story on Instagram thanking the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n
With reporting by Luciana Arias<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
For P\u00e9rez, it was especially important to celebrate Payne\u2019s legacy after his death.<\/p>\n
\u201cI grew up with [One Direction] since I was 12, [and] today I\u2019m 25. It was part of my adolescence, a very important part of my life,\u201d P\u00e9rez recalled to Us<\/i>. \u201cIt\u2019s very hard, but we\u2019re going to keep \u2026 remembering [him] and keep coming [to] this place we have with him.\u201d<\/p>\n Milagros Rojas, another fan, also traveled to the memorial site to pay her respects and place flowers on the makeshift memorial.<\/p>\n \u201cComing today was very difficult,\u201d Rojas, 28, emotionally told Us.<\/i> \u201cI didn\u2019t feel like doing anything, and I thought, \u2018I\u2019m going to come for him.\u2019 I\u2019m doing what I can.\u201d<\/p>\n Another One Direction fan, a 16-year-old named Lara, traveled to the memorial site for the first time on Thursday, where she brought a letter and a drawing of the late singer.<\/p>\n \u201cI couldn\u2019t come here before. [The news] was horrible,\u201d Lara told Us <\/i>of learning about Payne\u2019s death. \u201cHe was the person who would [walk] into a room and smile at everyone. He was very good [and] he was loved by everyone, especially his bandmates. The guys had a very strong [relationship] with him, his family [and] his friends.\u201d<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n The fan memorial also gained the attention of Payne\u2019s family. Liam\u2019s father, Geoff Payne<\/strong>, visited the site<\/a> when he traveled to Argentina to claim his son\u2019s body last year. Liam\u2019s sisters, Ruth Gibbins<\/strong> and Nicola Payne<\/strong>, later shared images of the fan project to their respective social media accounts<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWe have sent his family some letters [through] the city where he was born,\u201d P\u00e9rez told Us. <\/i>\u201cWe know that they have received them because a girl who was in England gave those letters to Liam\u2019s family. Ruth [then] uploaded a story on Instagram thanking the fans.\u201d<\/p>\n With reporting by Luciana Arias<\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>Thank You!<\/h3>\n
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