TRISH Goff’s son, Nyima Ward, is dead at the age of 27.

The late model is remembered for “chasing his dreams.”

Nyima Lee Ward has died at the age of 27Credit: Instagram/nyimaward

Nyima followed in his parent’s modeling careers as he walked runway at the Anna Sui Spring Summer fashion show during New York Fashion Week 2018Credit: Alamy
His obituary – which does not include his cause of death – has been posted by the Roberts Funerals site.

“Nyima Lee Ward of Ocala, Florida blew into this world on January 2, 1997 destined to live life his own way,” the obituary read.

“He left it May 29, 2024, having lived fiercely, loved deeply, and made memories with the kind of fervor that only a young man who never met a stranger could do.”

“It wouldn’t have been unheard of to find Nyima with a stray animal he’d saved on the side of the road or calling his mom to ask about animal care tips,” the statement went on.

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“The only thing in life that matched his height was his love of friends and family, never missing an opportunity to tell his people he loved them or ensuring he had stayed in touch with his people,” the statement concluded.

Trish’s son is also described as “a boy of the world” with a love for travel and animals.

He is the only child of ’90s supermodel-turned-real-estate-agent Trish and Aaron Ward.

He is survived by his parents, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Instead of flowers, Nyima’s family is asking for donations to be made in his memory to The Florida Wildlife Corridor Foundation.

THE MODEL LIFESTYLE

Nyima began modeling at just 18 years old, according to People.

Trish appeared in campaigns for designers Chanel, Christian Dior, and YSL.

She later received her real estate license in New York and is now the Global Advisor for Sotheby’s Realty.

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‘MIGHT AS WELL TRY IT’

In March 2017, Nyima revealed to W Magazine about how he became a model.

“Both of my parents were models. My dad did a few Calvin Klein campaigns back in the day,” he said.

“And my mom started dating David Bonnouvrier, the owner of DNA Models.”

“And then they’ve just been trying to get me to sign forever and I was always like, ‘Nah, nah.’ And then I turned 18 and I was like, ‘Might as well try it.’”

It wouldn’t have been unheard of to find Nyima with a stray animal he’d saved on the side of the road or calling his mom to ask about animal care tips.

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He also revealed how many times the mother/duo worked on a shoot together.

“We shot for American Vogue when I was 16 or 15,” he recalled.

“And we got a cool shot. she was in a really crazy dress and I was in a Ralph Lauren suit and we were both floating in the air.”

“It was cool. We’ve shot a bunch of times when I was a kid, too.”

Trish Goff posed with her boyfriend David Bonnouvrier back in January 2019Credit: Instagram/trishgoff

Nyima shared ‘his love of friends and family, never missing an opportunity to tell his people he loved them’Credit: Instagram/nyimaward