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Rachel Hollisis honoring her young daughter.
TheGirl, Wash Your Faceauthor celebrated daughter Noah’s sixth birthday on Tuesday with a social media tribute. “Our wildflower turns 6 today🌻,” shewrote, alongside a photograph of Noah standing outside and holding up a pair of heart-shaped sunglasses.
“When we started doing Tea Time a few years back, the idea was simple. Could I take some of the things that I was reaching for in personal development - to unlearn a bunch of stuff that had me in my own way - and teach it to her in simple terms so that she might stay out of her way as she grew up?” he explained last year. “With this book, I hope some of the capital-T truths embed in those that read it so that when the messages of the world come, they’refortified with unflinching belief in themselves.”
The birthday photo marked Rachel’s first new Instagram post since Feb. 14, when she shared a statement about her ex-husband’s death on what would have been his 48th birthday. “We are devastated,” she wrote. “I have no words and my heart is too broken to find them.”
“Please wrap the kids up in prayers as we try and navigate through the unthinkable,” she added.
Rachel and Dave, who were married for 16 years before theyannounced their splitin June 2020, share four children together: sons Jackson, Sawyer and Ford, as well as their daughter Noah.
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The former executive and author died at his home outside Austin, Texas, a family representative toldThe Hollywood Reporter.An exact cause of death has not been determined, butTHRandVarietyreported that he had recently beenhospitalized with heart issues.
An autopsy has been ordered, Hays County Justice of the Peace Andrew Cable previously told PEOPLE.
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In his final Instagram post, shared less than a week before his death, Dave posted aphotograph of his daughtersmiling while fishing.
“From a freeze to shorts in less than 48 hours. Today was a good day,” he captioned the image.
Dave worked for Disney from 2011 to 2018, perTHRandVariety. He led theatrical distribution during his time with the company, and helped launch film franchises such asFrozen,Black Panther, theAvengersseries, and more.
Additionally, he was an author andhosted a podcasttitled “Rise Together” in the years leading up to his death.
source: people.com
