'Power Rangers' Star Jason David Frank's Cause of Death Confirmed, Wife Clarifies What Happened the Night He Passed Away

Jason David Frank‘s wife Tammie Frank is confirming his cause of death after his tragic death last month at the age of 49.

If you don’t know, Jason played Tommy Oliver in the original Mighty Morphin Power Rangers series back in the early ’90s. He is best known as being the Green Ranger in the first season of the show, only to become the White Ranger later on, becoming the leader of the troupe. He starred as the lead for three seasons, and over 120 episodes.

Jason‘s wife has released a statement in response to multiple reports alleging what actually happened the night of his death.

Click inside to read her entire statement…

“My name is Tammie Frank, and my husband was Jason David Frank, who tragically lost his life to suicide just last week,” Tammie confirmed to People. “While Jason was a well-known name to some, we lived a very normal life with ups and downs, just like anyone else. It has shocked and saddened me beyond belief to see that the media has turned my family’s tragedy into a tall tale. Since Jason‘s death, I have been harassed online and can no longer stand to watch my husband’s good name slandered.”

“I loved my husband, and we were trying to work through our problems. His death comes as much a shock to me as anyone else,” she added. “The truth is, I had no idea that Jason was thinking of ending things. Yes, he had struggled with mental health issues and depression before, but I could never predict what would happen that night.”

About his final night, she said, “It was meant to be a fun weekend getaway, and instead, I lost the love of my life. Jason was a good man, but he was not without his demons. He was human, just like the rest of us.”

Tammie said despite reports that they were split up, they were actually in the process of “reconciling our relationship.”

“We initially planned to separate; that part is true. However, that is only part of the story. The part that hasn’t been told is that at the time of his passing, we had called off our separation and were in the process of reuniting,” she said. “Don’t get me wrong, we had ups and downs and many troubles during our 19-year marriage, but this was an especially hard year for us.”

“A year ago, my daughter Shayla, whom Jason helped me raise as his own, suddenly passed away. Jason had been the one to find her when it happened, and the situation wrecked our family emotionally,” she continued. “Between losing her and helping raise her baby son, Jason and I started having marital issues. For anyone who has known the pain of losing a child, I know you understand how such a loss changes things in your marriage.”

She said they decided to separate but six weeks ago, decided to give their marriage another try.

She added that they knew they “needed to take it slow and work out any issues.” As part of their plan to reconcile and spend meaningful time together, Jason took Tammie on a two-day getaway to a country dancing event. They got two hotels rooms during the getaway for a reason.

The reason they had booked both rooms is “because that’s just how we do things — simply put, my husband snored.”

She also confirmed reports that there WAS a noise complaint, but was due to “us enjoying the weekend and having some fun – not arguing or fighting.”

“We danced and stayed out at the event until the bar closed. When we got back to the hotel, Jason and I were having a heartfelt and emotional talk in his room,” she added. “To help Jason relax and sober up before turning down to sleep, I went downstairs to get us snacks from the lobby. I must’ve been gone no more than 10 minutes. I went back upstairs and began knocking on the door to no answer. I knocked repeatedly and kept calling for his name to open the door.”

“I don’t know if the hotel staff or a guest called the police, but after I was taken downstairs by the police, they were able to open the door and found that Jason took his life,” she said. “These were the ‘disturbances’ that has been brought up numerous times online.”

Tammie is pleading that people “stop making assumptions and leave my family to grieve peacefully.”

“All we want is to remember Jason and our happiest memories, and move on from the pain of losing a loved one. I only ask for sympathy and understanding during this difficult time,” she added. “To all the fans and supporters of Jason and our family, thank you for your kind words and wishes and God bless you all.”

Our continued thoughts are with Tammie, their entire family, and Jason‘s loved ones during this difficult time. RIP.