Celebrity hairstylist Jesus Guerrero’s sister, Gris Guerrero, is trying to make sense of his tragic death at age 34.
“[There are] unanswered questions and it may take some time to properly have something for him,” Gris exclusively shared with Us Weekly on Tuesday, February 15, regarding funeral plans. “We are getting some help, but it is a waiting game for everyone to do what they can to get answers.”
While the timeline leading up to her brother’s passing “isn’t an issue,” the cause of death remains a mystery to the family at this point.
“We have been able to track every one of his steps, but we don’t know what got him sick or what was [the] sickness,” she explained to Us. “It all happened suddenly and no one knows why.”
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Gris confirmed Jesus was in the hospital at the time of his passing “and that’s part of why there are so many unanswered questions because nothing they had done was able to prevent this from happening.”
Jesus’ death was confirmed on Saturday, February 22, when Gris set up a GoFundMe page in his honor.
Throughout the month of February, Jesus was working with several high-profile clients including Kali Uchis for the 2025 Grammys and Jennifer Lopez for a recent work trip to the United Arab Emirates.
“Everyone on his team did everything they could to get him to the doctors because he was not well,” Gris shared with Us. “They told him he was not going to work, he should see a doctor and rest. And he wanted to come home.”
Gris’ family has his paperwork from the hospital [in Dubai] and she added it “was a very long flight and a lot in between and going on the hospital [in the United States]. That’s part of why we are looking into his health more with what happened.”
“As soon as he showed up [in Dubai], he was told, ‘You don’t look well,’ to sit down and rest,” Gris added. “If he didn’t get well, to go back to the hospital. [They told him], ‘We want you to take care of yourself.’”
He was able to make it to a doctor in Dubai, Gris said, but Jesus “was focused on coming home and his roommate forced him to go to doctors [when he returned to the United States.]”
Since Jesus’ death was confirmed, the hairstylist has received countless tributes via social media from friends, clients and followers.
Gris praised Kylie Jenner, who has offered to pay for Jesus’ funeral expenses when everything is finalized.
“She has told us anything we need. Jesus was family to her, and she was family to him,” Gris shared. “She has kept an open line. Anything we need, any questions we have, she has been there for us. She wants his memory to be honored and wants to do as much as she can so he gets the farewell he deserves.”
Lopez, 55, has also reached out and “talked us through everything that she could, along with others that were there.”
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“I am very grateful for everything she did [for him],” Gris shared, “to go to the doctor and not to work and to get rest.”
As the Guerrero family continues to grieve, Gris is expected to share more updates on the GoFundMe page she created in honor of Jesus. She also hopes to share more about her brother’s incredible life and the impact he had on others.
“We would love for everyone to remember the light and warmth he brought to every room along with his laugh and smile,” she wrote via GoFundMe. “He is a soul to be celebrated. His generosity, kindness and empathy was unmatched.”
With reporting by Andrea Simpson
