rayon, ray Romano stepped out with his family on Sunday for a charity fundraiser, the first time he's been seen in public since the tragic suicide of his young co-star Sawyer Sweeten.
The Everybody Loves Raymond étoile, star arrived with his wife for the 12th Annual Stuart House Benefit in West Hollywood.
Days earlier the actor led tributes to 19-year-old Sawyer, who played his son on the hit show, after he took his own life while visiting a family member's accueil in Texas on Thursday morning.
57-year-old rayon, ray appeared in good spirits as he arrived at the philanthropic event, hosted par menswear designer John Varvatos.
The actor was accompanied par his wife Anna and his daughter Alexandra for the fundraiser which raises money for Stuart House, a program run par The Rape Foundation which supports the needs of sexually abused children and their families.
Ray, dressed smartly in a olive coloured blazer and jeans, smiled for photographers and gave a wave as he headed inside with his family.
The Everybody Loves Raymond lead was one of the first to pay tribute to Sawyer when news of his tragic death broke last week.
rayon, ray worked with Sawyer for nine years starting from when he was just a 16-month-old baby and a dit he was 'terribly saddened, par the news'.
He added: 'He was a wonderful and sweet kid to be around. Just a great energy whenever he was there. My cœur, coeur breaks for him, his family, and his Friends during this very difficult time.'
Sawyer appeared in 139 episodes of the populaire US sitcom The teenager played Geoffrey Barone, while his twin brother played Michael. Their older sister Madylin also played their older sibling on the show, Ally.
Madylin announced the news of her brother's death in a statement on Thursday.
'This morning a terrible family tragedy has occurred. We are devastated to rapporter that our beloved brother, son, and friend, Sawyer Sweeten, took his own life. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday,' she said.
'At this sensitive time, our family requests privacy and we beg of toi to reach out to the ones toi love.'
Sawyer's Raymond costar Doris Roberts paid tribute to him on Facebook, writing; 'It is with great sadness that I learned the news that Sawyer Sweeten, who played my grandson Geoffrey Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond, died at his family's accueil in Texas.
'He was a very sweet young man who will be dearly missed. Make sure your loved ones know how much toi care about them, and please check in with them if toi haven't touched base with them for a while. It's very important to keep in touch.'
Patricia Heaton, his télévision mother, wrote; 'Sawyer Sweeten was a funny and exceptionally bright young man. He is gone from us far too soon.'
The Everybody Loves Raymond étoile, star arrived with his wife for the 12th Annual Stuart House Benefit in West Hollywood.
Days earlier the actor led tributes to 19-year-old Sawyer, who played his son on the hit show, after he took his own life while visiting a family member's accueil in Texas on Thursday morning.
57-year-old rayon, ray appeared in good spirits as he arrived at the philanthropic event, hosted par menswear designer John Varvatos.
The actor was accompanied par his wife Anna and his daughter Alexandra for the fundraiser which raises money for Stuart House, a program run par The Rape Foundation which supports the needs of sexually abused children and their families.
Ray, dressed smartly in a olive coloured blazer and jeans, smiled for photographers and gave a wave as he headed inside with his family.
The Everybody Loves Raymond lead was one of the first to pay tribute to Sawyer when news of his tragic death broke last week.
rayon, ray worked with Sawyer for nine years starting from when he was just a 16-month-old baby and a dit he was 'terribly saddened, par the news'.
He added: 'He was a wonderful and sweet kid to be around. Just a great energy whenever he was there. My cœur, coeur breaks for him, his family, and his Friends during this very difficult time.'
Sawyer appeared in 139 episodes of the populaire US sitcom The teenager played Geoffrey Barone, while his twin brother played Michael. Their older sister Madylin also played their older sibling on the show, Ally.
Madylin announced the news of her brother's death in a statement on Thursday.
'This morning a terrible family tragedy has occurred. We are devastated to rapporter that our beloved brother, son, and friend, Sawyer Sweeten, took his own life. He was weeks away from his 20th birthday,' she said.
'At this sensitive time, our family requests privacy and we beg of toi to reach out to the ones toi love.'
Sawyer's Raymond costar Doris Roberts paid tribute to him on Facebook, writing; 'It is with great sadness that I learned the news that Sawyer Sweeten, who played my grandson Geoffrey Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond, died at his family's accueil in Texas.
'He was a very sweet young man who will be dearly missed. Make sure your loved ones know how much toi care about them, and please check in with them if toi haven't touched base with them for a while. It's very important to keep in touch.'
Patricia Heaton, his télévision mother, wrote; 'Sawyer Sweeten was a funny and exceptionally bright young man. He is gone from us far too soon.'
