16 & Pregnant’s Jordan Cashmyer looks happy in final photos with newborn daughter Lyla just weeks before her death at 26
16 & Pregnant star Jordan Cashmyer looked happy while holding her newborn daughter Lyla in her final photos, just weeks before she died at the age of 26.
The MTV personality passed away over the weekend, but her cause of death remains unknown.
Fans were introduced to Jordan during a 2014 episode of 16 & Pregnant, when she gave birth to her first daughter, Genevieve, who is now seven.
Last year, the young mother welcomed her second daughter, Lyla, in June.
A few weeks before her shocking death, Jordan shared an update on her newborn with a sweet photo of the two of them.
She posted an adorable snap of the mother-daughter duo snuggled up close.
Jordan held little Lyla close in her arms as the two stared into the camera.
While the newborn pouted a little, Jordan looked happy in the snapshot and was all smiles.
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Friends, family, and fans commented at the time, in late November, to let the 16 & Pregnant star know how precious they both looked and that they were happy to seeing her looking full of joy.
One user wrote: “Wow! I love that smile! The two of you are stunning together.”
Another said: “Beautiful baby girl and Momma!”
A third commented: “The two most beautiful girls I ever did see!
“You are such a strong mama and I’m so proud of you Jordan!”
The Sun can exclusively reveal Jordan’s fiance and baby daddy, Michael Schaffer, died just a few months before she passed.
According to Michael’s obituary in September 2021, the Maryland native was survived by his “beloved fiancée-in-love, Jordan Cashmyer, and daughter, Lyla Nalani Schaffer.”
Michael was described as an “extremely loyal and devoted father, partner, son, brother and friend.”
The obituary continued: “He was a bright light in the lives of everyone he knew, and he brought great joy and warmth to everyone he met with his one-of-a-kind sense of humor, and his generous and respectful nature.
“He had a profound passion for his work and career as a chef, both at home cooking for family as well as at work in world-class fine dining restaurants.
"Michael was also a spiritual man, and he believed in the virtue of loving people unconditionally. He will be missed forever.”
The family requested donations be given to National Alliance on Mental Illness.
The Maryland Coroner’s Office was unavailable to confirm the cause of death to The Sun.
Prior to welcoming Lyla with Michael, Jordan gave birth to daughter Genevieve with baby daddy Derek Taylor on MTV’s 16 and Pregnant.
Genevieve had been in the care of Derek and his mother because of Jordan’s past struggles with addiction.
Jordan appeared sober and happy in her final Facebook photos.
She even celebrated one-year sober in January 2021.
Jordan's death was confirmed via her father Dennis M. Cashmyer Jr.'s account on Sunday morning.
Alongside a black and white photo of Jordan, he wrote: "Last night I received a call no parent ever wants.My oldest beloved daughter, Jordan has passed away, she was only 26 years old.
"Our hearts are truly broken. No parent should ever have to go through losing a child, EVER."
He continued: "Please keep my family in your thoughts prayers as we navigate through this terrible tragedy.
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"Please understand and respect our privacy at this time.
"We are surrounded by the love and support of our children, grand daughter Lyla and family members."
