--- title: Bernie Sanders Look-Alike 'Bernie Baby' Dies Unexpectedly description: The baby dubbed "Bernie Baby" for his look-alike support of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders died suddenly last week canonical: https://time.com/4247214/bernie-baby-dies-suddenly/ author: Katie Reilly article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-03-03T22:51:48.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:30:43.893Z article:section: Politics og:title: Bernie Sanders Look-Alike 'Bernie Baby' Dies Unexpectedly og:description: The baby became famous after meeting the candidate at a rally og:url: https://time.com/4247214/bernie-baby-dies-suddenly/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Bernie Sanders Look-Alike 'Bernie Baby' Dies Unexpectedly twitter:description: The baby became famous after meeting the candidate at a rally twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Bernie Sanders Look-Alike 'Bernie Baby' Dies Unexpectedly > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters.  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Mar 3, 2016 10:51 PM UTC  by [Katie Reilly](https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Mar 3, 2016 10:51 PM UTC The baby dubbed “[Bernie Baby](http://time.com/4225561/bernie-sanders-baby-look-alike-las-vegas-rally/)” for his look-alike support of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders [died suddenly last week](http://www.people.com/article/bernie-baby-dies-sids?xid=socialflow%5Ftwitter%5Fpeoplemag) at just 4 months old. Oliver Jack Carter Lomas-Davis, who quickly became famous on social media, died on Feb. 25 of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, PEOPLE reported on Thursday, citing a Facebook post from his mother. “I love you dearly, I love you most. I love you with all my heart and soul. I know that God will keep you near since God and truth are here,” Souxsie Lomas wrote in the post on Facebook. Wearing a white wig and a “Bernie 2016” button, Oliver met Sanders at a rally in Las Vegas on Feb. 14. > [](https://twitter.com/Vets4Bernie/status/699050919921586176) Family members have set up a [GoFundMe page](https://www.gofundme.com/mjrkfxhb) to help pay for the cost of his funeral service and burial. 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