Ruth Gibbins said she is ‘struggling’ to cope with the loss and vowed to take care of his seven-year-old son Bear

Liam Payne had two special fans in his life: his sisters, Nicola and Ruth. The former One Direction member, who died on Oct. 16 after falling from a hotel balcony, grew up in Wolverhampton, England with his two siblings. Born on Aug. 29, 1993, Liam was the youngest of the three, but they all grew up with a special bond.

Ruth Gibbons paid tribute to her little brother on Instagram, and recalled the times when she would pick him up after sold-out One Direction gigs, as she said he had ‘music in his veins’