'I love you Dad-Dad:' Last words of Stephen 'tWitch' Boss to his granddad who says dancer wasn't troubled
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LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: There were "no signs" that the dancer was struggling in the weeks leading up to his demise, according to the grieving grandpa of Stephen "tWitch" Boss. On Tuesday, December 13 at 11.15 am, the 40-year-old was discovered dead in a room at the Oak Tree Motel in Los Angeles which is roughly a 15-minute walk from his home.
Prior to his death, he sent his grandfather an "I love you Dad-Dad" text message and posted a birthday greeting to him on social media four days earlier. As per Eddy Boss, 84, there were no indications of stress in the weeks or months before his death which he revealed to Daily Mail. When referring to the previous producer of the Ellen Show, he said: “We spoke as recently as Saturday on more than one occasion. He was the same happy-go-lucky person that he's always been. We had no indication that anything was out of the ordinary. He was a very humble, generous person. He brought light into everybody's lives. We're completely devastated right now. All I can say is he was a beautiful person that contributed so much to this world and to everyone he met in a positive way. We miss him dearly and we're hurting tremendously.”
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Eddy, who made the trip to be with the family from Arizona, is reminding others to be alert for warning signs conveyed by their loved ones. “Every word has meaning. His last words to me were a simple text that says ‘I love you Dad-Dad.’ Our question is why? Where did it come from?” Even though the LAPD acknowledged that his grandson died from a "self-inflicted gunshot wound," Eddy claimed he was still "not sure" that his death was a suicide. The LA County Coroner's Office has been given the case, according to a police spokeswoman which is confirmed by Daily Mail.
Three days prior to shooting himself in the head, Boss and his 34-year-old wife Allison Holker celebrated their first anniversary. Before astonished family members were welcomed to their house in Enrico, California, his wife paid tribute to him in a poignant speech, promising to "save the last dance" for him. Stephen was the father of three children: Zaia, 3, Maddox Laurel, 6, and Weslie Renae, 14, who was born in Alison's previous relationship but was adopted by Stephen. The ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ star first met his dance teacher wife Alison, 34, on the show in 2010.