Billy Miller’s team is asking fans to donate to the identical hospital the “General Hospital” star stayed in as a baby.
Miller, who died by suicide Friday on the age of 43, spent his childhood out and in of the Scottish Rite for Children hospital in Dallas for a tarsal condition that affected the cartilage in his ankles.
Following his death, his management is asking donations be made in his honor to the youngsters’s care center that he shouted out in his 2014 Daytime Emmys acceptance speech for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series.
“What do this stuff mean?” Miller asked about his golden statue during his short, but emotional remarks. “I suppose they’ve the meaning you give them.”
“I’m a product of Texas Scottish Rite Hospital, a children’s hospital,” added Miller, who won for his portrayal of Billy Abbott on “The Young and the Restless.”
“And for those of us who need to take three steps to make one that everyone else could make — I suppose for those who keep love in your heart and determination in your head, you’ll look up and also you won’t be behind and also you won’t be amongst the group. Sometimes you’ll lead. So, thanks very much,” he concluded.
The Post has contacted the hospital for comment.
Born on Sept. 17, 1979, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Miller grew up in Grand Prairie, Texas.
He became a soap star on “All My Children” before joining “The Young & The Restless” in 2008.
He left in 2014 before moving on to “General Hospital” to play Jason Morgan and Drew Cain.
He was a series regular until 2019.
He was imagined to turn 44 on Sunday. Miller’s mom, Patricia, confirmed his reason for death to be suicide in a Monday statement to Soap Opera Digest.
“He fought a protracted hard valiant battle with bipolar depression for years, ” she wrote. “He did every little thing he could to manage the disease.”
“He loved his family, his friends and his fans but ultimately the disease won the fight and he surrendered his life. The opposite causes of death being told aren’t true. I wish they were but they simply aren’t,” Patricia confirmed.
“He loved his family, his friends and his fans, but ultimately, the disease won the fight, and he surrendered his life,” she added.
“All of us loved him a lot and are desperately attempting to cope with our loss,” she concluded. “I can have nothing further to say. Thanks for the love and support.”
When you or someone needs support now, call or text the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or chat at 988lifeline.org
