Alec Baldwin reveals his beloved mom Carol has passed away at 92 in her hometown of Syracuse

Alec Baldwin revealed that his beloved mother Carol M. Baldwin has passed away at 92 in her hometown of Syracuse, New York on Thursday. 

The 64-year-old actor announced the devastating news on his Instagram account with a statement from his family as well as a short obituary. 

‘My mother taught me about second acts. And third ones, too. She spent the last 25 years of her life as a fighter and a champion for the cause to which she devoted her life,’ he captioned a side-by-side photo of her as a young teen and a more recent photo. 

Sad news: Alec Baldwin revealed that his beloved mother Carol Baldwin has passed away at 92 in her hometown of Syracuse, New York on Thursday

He continued: ‘We are all enormously proud of her accomplishments.’ 

Carol had one brother, Daniel, and five sisters, Patricia, Joan, Diane, Louise and Rebecca as well as six children, 25 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren.

She met her late husband Alexander R. Baldwin Jr., of Brooklyn, NY, while both attended Syracuse University. 

‘My mother taught me about second acts. And third ones, too. She spent the last 25 years of her life as a fighter and a champion for the cause to which she devoted her life,’ he captioned a side-by-side photo of her as a young teen and a more recent photo

A life full of love: Carol had one brother, Daniel, and five sisters, Patricia, Joan, Diane, Louise and Rebecca as well as six children, 25 grandchildren and 14 great grandchildren

Heartfelt: Alec’s wife Hilaria also shared her own tribute to her mother-in-law on Instagram, in which she addressed her grieving spouse directly

Alec’s niece Hailey Bieber and his wife Hilaria Baldwin both commented heart emojis within minutes of him posting. 

Hilaria also shared her own heartfelt tribute to her mother-in-law on Instagram, in which she addressed her grieving spouse directly. 

‘She lives on in you, her other babies, their babies…our babies…in all of those who loved her and knew her big heart. Rest In Peace, Carol M. Baldwin,’ the mother-of-six, 38, captioned her latest post.

Proud son: Alec stated he and his family are all ‘enormously proud of her accomplishments’ (pictured with his mom in 202)

Forever in their hearts: Alec seen at the premiere of his 1997 film The Edge with his mom and then-wife Kim Basinger

Earlier in the day, Hilaria, who is expecting her seventh child, had posted a photo of her burgeoning baby bump as her husband tenderly placed his ear to her belly. 

She also shared an image of him hugging another one of their babies with the caption: We need to hug our children and we need to hug other people’s children with a solution to make this awfulness stop.’

The day before, Hilaria posted a message following the tragic Texas school shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, that left 19 children and two teachers dead.

Alec and Hilaria announced their ‘surprise’ baby news in March of this year, five months after his fatal Rust shooting that left Ukrainian cinematographer Halyna Hutchins dead. 

Just hours before: Earlier in the day, Hilaria, who is expecting her seventh child, had posted a photo of her burgeoning baby bump as her husband tenderly placed his ear to her belly 

Important: Hilaria also posted a photo of Alec hugging one of their sons following the the tragic Texas school shooting on Tuesday, imploring for a solution to ‘make this awfulness stop’