{"id":16369,"date":"2026-07-25T03:35:36","date_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16369"},"modified":"2026-07-25T03:35:36","modified_gmt":"2026-07-24T22:35:36","slug":"daveigh-chases-father-shares-heartbreaking-tribute-on-late-actress-36th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=16369","title":{"rendered":"Daveigh Chase&#8217;s father shares heartbreaking tribute on late actress&#8217; 36th birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2Fcrop-9072305.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Daveigh Chase\u2019s father is remembering <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/17\/celebrity-news\/daveigh-chase-star-of-the-ring-and-lilo-stitch-dead-at-35\/\">his late daughter<\/a> on what would\u2019ve been the actress\u2019 36th birthday with a heartbreaking message.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery day I am thinking about her constantly,\u201d John Schwallier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.com\/tvshowbiz\/article-16003507\/Ring-Daveigh-Chase-father-tribute-birthday-death-AIDS.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told the Daily Mail<\/a> on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe sad part is the only pictures I have of [Daveigh] is what I\u2019ve printed on the internet, since her mother kept me away from her,\u201d he claimed, referring to Daveigh\u2019s mom, Cathy, who currently <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/14\/celebrity-news\/child-star-daveigh-chases-final-resting-place-revealed-in-death-certificate\/\">holds the \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch\u201d actress\u2019 remains<\/a> and is requesting to be named administrator of <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/07\/13\/celebrity-news\/the-ring-star-daveigh-chase-left-behind-substantial-estate-worth-6-figures\/\">Daveigh\u2019s $400,000 estate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Daveigh Chase\u2019s father, John Schwallier (pictured above with a young Daveigh), remembered his late daughter on what would\u2019ve been her 36th birthday Friday. <span class=\"credit\">Obtained by CA Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cEvery day I am thinking about her constantly,\u201d he said of Daveigh (seen here at BULLETT Magazine\u2019s Spring Fling in 2012). <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cShe was taken from this life way too early,\u201d Schwallier continued of his late daughter, who died just last month. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just want to wish her a happy birthday today and [tell her] that she is on my mind every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Page Six has reached out to Cathy\u2019s attorney for comment on Schwallier\u2019s claim.<\/p>\n<p>In court documents regarding the \u201cRing\u201d actress\u2019 estate, Cathy claimed she believes Schwallier \u201cresides in the Philippines with an unknown address\u201d but also \u201ckeeps properties\u201d in Las Vegas.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Schwallier claimed that the only photos he has of his daughter (seen here at the 2009 teen Vogue Young Hollywood party) are ones that he\u2019s been able to pull from the internet \u201csince her mother kept me away from her.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Daveigh\u2019s mom, Cathy Chase, noted in recent court documents that she believes Schwallier (seen here, left, at a child\u2019s birthday party) lives in the Philippines \u201cwith an unknown address\u201d and \u201ckeeps properties\u201d in Las Vegas. <span class=\"credit\">John Schwallier\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Daveigh died at age 35 on June 16 after she was diagnosed with a case of meningitis and several \u201cserious\u201d bloods infection that turned her body septic, ultimately causing it to shut down.<\/p>\n<p>It was later revealed by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner\u2019s Office that the former child star\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/29\/celebrity-news\/daveigh-chases-cause-of-death-revealed\/\">cause of death<\/a> was listed as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and polysubstance use disorder.<\/p>\n<p>At the time, Schwallier <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/29\/entertainment\/lilo-stitch-star-daveigh-chases-father-reacts-to-her-tragic-death-from-aids\/\">exclusively told The Post<\/a> that hearing the LACME\u2019s autopsy report \u201cdoesn\u2019t surprise\u201d him, and that \u201cit\u2019s something you sometimes have to expect with the lifestyle she was living.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Daveigh (seen above at Vogue\u2019s \u201cTriple Threats\u201d dinner in 2013) died June 16 after a case of meningitis and several \u201cserious\u201d blood infections caused her body to turn septic and shut down. <span class=\"credit\">WireImage<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Daveigh\u2019s cause of death was later revealed to be a combination of acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and polysubstance use disorder. (The actress is seen here in New York City in March 2012.) <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>He also noted that he had not seen Daveigh in person since she was about 6, though they spoke on the phone as she was growing up.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI had an empty feeling inside for not being with her for all these years,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As previously reported, Daveigh\u2019s body was cremated and her remains were sent to her mother, Cathy, making her final resting place in Cathy\u2019s Chatsworth, California, home.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Daveigh\u2019s body was ultimately cremated and her remains were sent to her mother, Cathy. (Pictured above is Daveigh onstage at the 2003 MTV Movie Awards.)  <span class=\"credit\">FilmMagic<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress (pictured here at the \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch\u201d premiere afterparty in 2002) was known for her roles in \u201cLilo &amp; Stitch\u201d and \u201cThe Ring.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Daveigh spent her final years allegedly living on Downtown Los Angeles\u2019 infamous skid row after she fell victim\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/30\/celebrity-news\/spencer-pratt-makes-new-claim-about-daveigh-chases-death\/\">to drug addiction<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>After news of her death was reported, her longtime manager of more than a decade, John Ryan,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/06\/17\/entertainment\/video-allegedly-shows-lilo-stitch-actress-daveigh-chase-living-on-skid-row\/\">exclusively told The Post<\/a>\u00a0that he and Daveigh\u2019s stepsister, Gaia Brown, had been working with a private investigator for a year to track her down and get her some help.<\/p>\n<p>At the end of 2025, Ryan said he was made aware of a video which allegedly\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/06\/17\/celebrity-news\/ghastly-video-shows-lilo-stitch-actress-daveigh-chase-wasting-away-on-skid-row-months-before-death\/\">showed Daveigh shockingly skinny and struggling<\/a>\u00a0on skid row.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daveigh Chase\u2019s father is remembering his late daughter on what would\u2019ve been the actress\u2019 36th birthday with a heartbreaking message. \u201cEvery day I am thinking about her constantly,\u201d John Schwallier told the Daily Mail on Friday. \u201cThe sad part is the only pictures I have of [Daveigh] is what I\u2019ve printed on the internet, since&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16370,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2026\/07\/crop-9072305.jpg?quality=75&strip=all&w=1200","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16369","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity-gossip"],"brizy_media":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16369","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=16369"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16369\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/16370"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=16369"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=16369"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=16369"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}