Connie Boss Alexander recalled one of the last times she saw her son Stephen “Twitch” Boss, who took his own life on Tuesday.
On Thursday night, Alexander posted a new profile picture on Facebook showing her leaning on the beloved “So You Think You Can Dance” alum as he hugged and kissed her forehead.
“If I had known this was the last moment I would hold my baby in my arms[,] I would have lasted longer“, she wrote in the caption.
In addition to the emotional Facebook post, Alexander shared a statement on his Instagram Stories on Thursday.
“Family and friends, thank you for all the love, prayers and encouragement. Please know that I see all the messages, texts, messages and phone calls,” she wrote in the since-expired post, People reported. “I can’t use words right now. Know that I will contact you as soon as I can. Please continue to keep us in your prayers.”
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Her Instagram post continued, “Stephen Laurel, your mom loves you forever and beyond.”
Boss, who also appeared in “Magic Mike XXL”, committed suicide in a motel in Encino. An LA County coroner’s report listed a gunshot wound to the head as the cause of death. He was 40 years old.
The Times confirmed on Friday that the artist left a note before he died. Although the contents were not revealed, the note led investigators to conclude that Boss’s death was a suicide, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Boss’s wife, Allison Holker, announced her husband’s death in a statement shared with the LA Times on Wednesday.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I must share that my husband, Stephen, has left us,” the statement read. “Stephen lit up every room he walked in. He valued family, friends and community above all else and leading with love and light was everything to him. He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans.
Shortly after news of the DJ’s death broke, tributes from the TV and dance worlds began pouring in.
Ellen DeGeneres remembered her longtime talk show collaborator as “pure love and light” in an Instagram photo posted Wednesday.
“He was my family and I loved him with all my heart. I will miss him. Please send your love and support to Allison and her beautiful children – Weslie, Maddox and Zaia.
‘So You Think You Can Dance’ judge Mary Murphy told The Times on Wednesday she still remembered seeing Boss perform in Las Vegas 15 years ago for the hit dance competition series .
“He came out, and I’ll never forget it as long as I live because that was a defining moment in a dancer’s life, when they dance in front of you and you’re with the universe, the music , the choreography,” she said. said.
Also paying tribute to the late TV personality this week were Kerry WashingtonChanning Tatum and Michelle Obama.
“My head or my heart cannot understand this. There’s so much… I don’t know where to start,” Boss’s “Magic Mike” co-star Tatum said in an Instagram post on Thursday. “I love you. I will see you again my friend. Until then.”
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