Adam the Woo's family shares the YouTube personality's cause of death

The household of David Adam Williams, amended known arsenic YouTube property Adam the Woo, has shared his origin of death. The question vlogger’s begetter revealed successful a Monday Facebook station that his lad died of earthy causes.

“Our beloved Son ... your beloved person ... died, successful essence, of a bosom onslaught successful his slumber from wellness issues helium astir apt ne'er knew helium had,” wrote Jim Williams, who said helium had received his son’s aesculapian examiner’s study earlier that day. “Now, we tin each halt guessing. Be grateful the Lord allowed him to dice astatine location and not successful a overseas country. Be grateful helium was recovered by friends (as hard arsenic that was) and not immoderate nameless stranger.”

Jim Williams shared that Adam Williams’ authoritative origin of decease was atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascular disease, with obesity arsenic a contributory factor. According to the American Heart Assn., atherosclerotic cardiovascular illness is caused by plaque buildup connected arterial walls. Hypertensive bosom illness is related to precocious humor pressure.

Williams, known for his taxable parkland and municipality exploration videos, was recovered dormant successful his Celebration, Fla., location connected Dec. 22. He was 51.

A self-described “‘80s popular civilization nerd with a tendency to question and video what I see,” helium had posted much than 4,000 videos astir his adventures astatine Disney and Universal Studios taxable parks, popular civilization conventions, movie filming locations, abandoned cities and much since 2009 crossed 2 YouTube channels. Combined, his channels had much than 1 cardinal subscribers.

“If you ne'er met Adam, I privation you to know, that however you saw him connected video, that was our son,” Jim Williams said successful a Jan. 11 YouTube video astir his son. “That was however Adam lived his life. He was ever courteous, helium was ever kind, helium was ever diligent with people. He was ever gentle, adjacent erstwhile helium had to close people. ... He would halt and speech to everybody.”

Williams, who had addressed his Facebook connection to Adam’s friends and fans, concluded his station with gratitude: “Thank you for loving Adam.”