A United Airlines flight attendant who shared her transition journey in a United Airlines Ad has sadly passed away after she shared an emotional goodbye message to her social media pages.
Kayleigh Scott from Denver took to her social media to speak with her loved ones and urge them to cherish the “good memories we have shared.”
“As I take my final breaths and exit this living earth, I would like to apologize to everyone I let down,” Scott wrote. “I am so sorry I could not be better. To those that I love, I am sorry I could not be stronger. To those that gave me their everything, I am sorry my effort was not reciprocated.”
“Please understand that me leaving is not a reflection on you, but the result of my own inability to turn myself for the better.”
Scott, 25, was found deceased at her home in Denver, Colorado. According to reports she took her own life. She rose to fame for a 2020 United ad on Transgender Day of Visibility,
Scott’s mother Andrea Sylvestro, confirmed her child’s death on Facebook shortly after,
Transgender flight attendant Kayleigh Scott — who gained fame after appearing in a United Airlines commercial — was found dead Monday in her Colorado home. She was 25.
Such a tragic loss 💔 pic.twitter.com/ODfS7kyEVx— Denise Breen 🖖🏳️⚧️ (@DeniseMBreen) March 24, 2023
“Kayleigh Scott…I am so unbelievably proud to have you as my daughter, proud and amazed by everything that you have done in your life, your smile was absolutely beautiful, your laughter was unbelievably contagious, your heart was bigger than any of us could have ever understood.”
“I miss you so much already, everything that you have been through, every morning you woke up and looked in that mirror, I hope you saw what we all saw.. a beautiful, eloquent, compassionate, courageous beautiful soul! I love you so so much!!! Fly high my beautiful daughter, I will not let a day go by that I don’t honor your name and everything you stood for.”
According to The Los Angeles Blade, the Denver Police Department is still investigating the circumstance surrounding Scott’s death, and the Denver Medical Examiner’s Office would make the final determination.
Thos who knew Kayleigh remember her for he kind spirits and warm heart.
We mourn the loss of Kayleigh Scott. On Monday morning at 2:28 am, she posted to Facebook and Instagram: “As I take my final breaths and exit this living earth, I would like to apologize to everyone I let down. I am so sorry I could not be better.” pic.twitter.com/UXW5ZIumIN
— Rainbow Youth Project USA (@RainbowYouthUSA) March 23, 2023