WWE wrestler Dana Brooke took to social media Tuesday, hours after news broke that her boyfriend, bodybuilder Dallas McCarver, had died, to pay tribute to him.
In a heartfelt message, Brooke called McCarver “the best individual I have ever met.”
“So here it goes, I’ll try & be short– aug 22 the lord received another angel, who happens 2 be my LIFE- MY Dallas the one WHO ONLY UNDERSTOOD ME! I can speak on the behalf of his family– the love and support you all are showing for him & us is OVERWHELMING!!” Brooke began.
“He had a way with making people laugh!! Dallas was an exceptional body builder, but I didn’t see him for that .. I saw him for HIM AND HIS HEART!!” Brooke continued. “He is the best individual I have ever met– my ying to my yang.. finished my sentences and knew what I was thinking before I’d say it!!”
The WWE personality added, “you were my life , you are my life, I still smell u and feel ur presence, NEVER LEAVE MY SIDE — like I have always asked; and u said NO NEVER Mrs. McCarver — I had your back and I knew you had mine!!”
In a follow-up post, Brooke noted that she had launched the Dallas McCarver Foundation in his honor. The foundation will benefit underprivileged children, she said.
“This is something he loved ANYONE WHO KNOWS DALLAS KNOWS HIS [love] for children!” Brooke wrote.
Brooke told TMZ that McCarver, 26, was found unconscious shortly after midnight Tuesday in his Florida home. He was pronounced dead at a local hospital.
According to Brooke, it’s believed that McCarver died as the result of choking on food. The wrestler said that when she last spoke to McCarver he was preparing to make dinner, and the last thing he said to her was, “I love you. Goodbye.”