--- description: The baby dubbed "Bernie Baby" for his look-alike support of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders died suddenly last week title: Bernie Sanders Look-Alike 'Bernie Baby' Dies Unexpectedly image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Politics](/section/politics/) ## Politics Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Bernie Sanders](/tag/bernie-sanders/) ## Bernie Sanders Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Bernie Sanders Look-Alike 'Bernie Baby' Dies Unexpectedly  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 3, 2016 10:51 PM CUT  by [Katie Reilly](/author/katie-reilly/)  ## Katie Reilly Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Mar 3, 2016 10:51 PM CUT The baby dubbed “[Bernie Baby](http://time.com/4225561/bernie-sanders-baby-look-alike-las-vegas-rally/ "undefined")” 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 "undefined") 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 "undefined") to help pay for the cost of his funeral service and burial. As of Thursday, the page had raised more than $17,500. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4247214/bernie-baby-dies-suddenly/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4247214/bernie-baby-dies-suddenly/"},"headline":"Bernie Sanders Look-Alike 'Bernie Baby' Dies Unexpectedly","datePublished":"2016-03-03T22:51:48.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:30:43.893Z","description":"The baby became famous after meeting the candidate at a rally","url":"https://time.com/4247214/bernie-baby-dies-suddenly/","keywords":["Bernie Sanders","Newsfeed"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Katie Reilly","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/katie-reilly/"}],"articleSection":"Politics","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/politics/","name":"Politics"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/bernie-sanders/","name":"Bernie Sanders"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4247214/bernie-baby-dies-suddenly/","name":"Bernie Sanders Look-Alike 'Bernie Baby' Dies Unexpectedly"}}]}] ```