'MY HERO'

Alaskan Bush People patriarch Billy Brown’s children share emotional tributes after he died at 68 of seizure

ALASKAN Bush People star Billy Brown's children shared emotional tributes to their father after he died at the age of 68.

The Discovery Channel patriarch passed away over the weekend after .

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is survived by seven children with his wife Ami - sons , 36, , 34, , 31, , 29, and Noah, 26, and daughters Bird, 24, and Rain, 16.

Rain called Billy her "hero" in a heartfelt tribute that she shared alongside a photo of herself smiling at him and Ami.

"I lost a true friend. Not forever, but only in this world. Please hold my family in your thoughts and prayers, especially my mother," the teen wrote.

"Please hold your family tight for me. Words cannot express how wonderful he was and is. But I will say, the closest thing to an angel I’ve ever known."

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 and was previously told by medical professionals that the high altitude wasn't good for him.

He decided to  and continue to live in the mountains with his family.

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