{"id":10244,"date":"2025-01-17T04:15:56","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T09:15:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.realitytidbit.com\/?p=370293"},"modified":"2025-01-17T04:15:56","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T09:15:56","slug":"heartbreaking-tributes-pour-as-discovery-channel-star-dies-at-68","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetab.com\/realityshrine\/2025\/01\/17\/heartbreaking-tributes-pour-as-discovery-channel-star-dies-at-68\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartbreaking tributes pour as Discovery Channel star dies at 68"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Moonshiners star Kenny Law has sadly passed away. Kenny was a much-loved Discovery Channel star who appeared on the show for many years. He died &#8220;peacefully&#8221; at the age of 68. He leaves behind his cousin, Henry, who starred alongside him on Moonshiners.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This January, <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/moonshiners\">Moonshiners<\/a> stars and people who follow the show are mourning the tragic loss of one of its &#8220;legends.&#8221; Kenny Law was a third-generation distiller who became a familiar face on the <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/discovery-channel\">Discovery Channel<\/a> show. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kenny\u2019s Still Site Got Leaked On Social Media!? | Moonshiners | Discovery\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BYyjykisdPo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-kenny-law-sadly-passes-away\">Kenny Law sadly passes away<\/h2>\n<p>In a <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/facebook\">Facebook<\/a> post on Law&#8217;s Choice Distillery by Henry Lee Law, dated January 15, the news breaks that Kenny has sadly passed away.<\/p>\n<p>Next to an <a href=\"https:\/\/web.facebook.com\/photo\/?fbid=1125355182931225&amp;set=a.398172228982861&amp;_rdc=1&amp;_rdr#\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">image of Kenny is a caption<\/a> that reads: &#8220;With sorrow, we announce that Everett &#8216;Kenny&#8217; Law passed away peacefully on January 14, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will share his obituary as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone so far for the outpouring of love, support, and prayers.&#8221;We will share his obituary as soon as possible. Thank you to everyone so far for the outpouring of love, support and prayers.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Just over six years ago, Kenny joined the Moonshiners cast. Since then, he and his cousin, Henry, became fan favorites.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><strong>OMG:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/moonshiners-amanda-bryant-shares-keys-to-success-its-not-money-or-connection\">Moonshiners\u2019 Amanda Bryant shares keys to success<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The two appeared frequently alongside Moonshiner Josh Owens.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more-wrapper lazy\" data-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\"><input type=\"checkbox\" id=\"embed_370293_1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more twitter\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">God Speed Kenny Law \ud83d\ude4f<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RIP?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RIP<\/a>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Godspeed?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Godspeed<\/a>.  <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Moonshiners?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Moonshiners<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/KennyLaw?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#KennyLaw<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ehErJ3Ve7k\">https:\/\/t.co\/ehErJ3Ve7k<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Debby (@CarGofan) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CarGofan\/status\/1879956912579703272?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 16, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"see-more-overlay\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"see-more-label\"><label for=\"embed_370293_1\">View Tweet<\/label><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-tributes-pour-in-for-kenny-law\">Tributes pour in for Kenny Law<\/h2>\n<p>Kenny was not only an icon for his Moonshiners fame, but he was part of a family who &#8220;helped the Frankin County area earn a reputation as the moonshine capital of the world for more than 60 years&#8230;&#8221; writes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wkrn.com\/news\/moonshiners-star-kenny-law-has-died\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WKRN.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Henry and Kenny are the grandsons of Owen Law. Henry\u2019s father, Amos, became one of the most notorious moonshiners in the country. Henry said his father taught him and Kenny the ropes when they were kids.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Following the tragic news of Kenny&#8217;s death tributes are pouring in on social media.<\/p>\n<p>Josh writes on Henry&#8217;s Facebook post: &#8220;Sick to my stomach over this we lost a good friend last night very thankful for the good times and great memories we shared prayers for all Rip and Godspeed my good friend it will never be the same without ya.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>People send their condolences to Kenny&#8217;s family, writing: &#8220;Sending our heartfelt love and condolences to all family and friends affected by his loss. Truly sad to hear his passing,&#8221; and &#8220;So sad. Prayers to your family and friends.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>More take to X (<a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/tag\/twitter\">Twitter<\/a>) to say: &#8220;God Speed Kenny Law&#8221; and &#8220;RIP Kenny Law, one of the all-time greats!&#8221;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"inline-links\">\n<li><svg width=\"20\" height=\"20\"><use href=\"#list-arrow-svg\"><\/use><\/svg><strong>NO WAY:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/realitytvshrine.com\/shows\/unrecognizable-moonshiners-stars-weight-loss-takes-years-off-look-say-fans\">\u2018Unrecognizable\u2019 Moonshiners star\u2019s weight loss<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Heartbreaking tributes pour as Discovery Channel star dies at 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