Connie Boss Alexander, the mother of Stephen “tWitch” Boss, has spoken out following his death earlier this week. The grieving mother wrote an emotional note about her son in an Instagram story on Thursday, which has since expired, admitting she was left “speechless now”.
“Family and friends, thank you all for your love, prayers and encouragement,” Alexander wrote, per People. “Please know that I see all messages, texts, posts and phone calls. I can’t use words right now. Please know that I will contact you when I can.
The heartbreaking note ended with a speech to the boss himself: “Stephen Laurel, your mother loves you forever and ever.”
Boss, a former “So You Think You Can Dance” star and later a DJ on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” was found dead Tuesday of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in Los Angeles, California. His wife, Allison Holker Boss, announced his death earlier this week.
“It is with the heaviest of hearts that I have to share that my husband Stephen has left us,” she told CNN and People. “Stephen lit up every room he walked into. He valued family, friends and community above all else, and leading with love and light was everything to him.
He continued: “He was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father and an inspiration to his fans.”
Since then, entertainment titans have paid tribute to Boss online. DeGeneres herself told fans she will be missed and weighed in on the Boss family. His death was made even more tragic by his mother, who was publicly celebrating her 40th birthday a few months ago.
“I couldn’t have imagined a better journey… Not always easy, but oh, the result is… Everything!”, Alexandru wrote at the time. “Thank you God for your gift and the #40 years he has traveled, protected and blessed! See you tomorrow and the next 40”.
Boss is survived by his wife and their three children, Zaia, Maddox and Weslie.
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