The family is framing this as a private tragedy, asking for prayers and privacy while highlighting Fiona's creative spirit and the importance of mental health resources.
Insiders note the immediate public mourning by grandfather Chuck Lowe just 24 hours after the official statement, signaling a family united in grief rather than hiding behind closed doors.
Chuck Lowe posted 'Rest in peace, sweet Fiona' on Instagram Wednesday. The family's statement to Page Six on Tuesday specifically directed readers to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
This isn't just a celebrity obituary; it's a raw, public plea for mental health awareness from a Hollywood family dealing with devastating loss.
The Lowe family is reeling, and the grief is spilling out into the public square in real-time. Just one day after the official announcement of 13-year-old Fiona Lowe’s tragic death, her grandfather, Charles “Chuck” Lowe, took to Instagram to break the silence. In a heartbreaking post on Wednesday, Chuck shared a photo of Fiona smiling while swimming in a pool, captioning the image with the simple, devastating words: “Rest in peace, sweet Fiona.” It’s a raw moment from the patriarch of the Lowe clan, showing that even behind the Hollywood veneer, the pain of losing a child is universal and immediate.
The official word came Tuesday in a statement provided exclusively to Page Six by Chad Lowe—brother of actor Rob Lowe—and his wife, Kim Painter. They described themselves as “deeply heartbroken,” painting a picture of Fiona as a “loving young girl who was smart, creative and loved to dance.” The statement was notably specific in its request for privacy, but also in its call to action, concluding with a direct appeal to anyone struggling with mental health to reach out to the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline.
This inclusion suggests the family is using their platform not just to mourn, but to guide others through the darkness that has descended on their own household. While the family asked for privacy, the machinery of Hollywood news didn’t stop. An email obtained by Page Six from the principal at the school Fiona attended confirmed the death on Tuesday morning, notifying parents that a student had passed away.
The email offered counselors for students and staff, noting, “Our sincere condolences go out to the student’s family, friends and teachers.” This parallel notification underscores how quickly the news spread within their local community, even as the Lowe family attempted to control the narrative through their carefully worded public statement. For Chad Lowe, 58, the loss of Fiona cuts deep into the identity he has proudly shared with fans. In a December 2025 appearance on the “Still Here Hollywood” podcast, the “Pretty Little Liars” actor spoke passionately about being a “girl dad,” calling it a “privilege” that shifted his perspective on women’s experiences in a misogynistic world.
He spoke of having three daughters—Fiona, Mabel, 17, and Nixie, 10—as something that put his intellectual understanding of equality “in my heart.” The family’s last known red carpet appearance together was at the premiere of Marvel’s “Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur” in Burbank, California, on February 4, 2023, where photos show a happy, tight-knit unit. Now, the internet is left to piece together the magnitude of what has been lost, anchored by Chuck’s quiet, public tribute.
