Sonur Vader greindi frá andlátinu á samfélagsmiðlum fyrr í dag. Sagði hann föður sinn hafa fengið alvarlega lungnabólgu fyrir um mánuði og hann glímt hetjulega við veikindin en að á mánudag hafi hjarta hans látið undan.
Vader var lengi vel ein af helstu stjörnum WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). Í frétt BBC kemur fram að hann hafi verið mikill að vexti, 1,93 á hæð, og þekktur fyrir glímubrögð sín í lofti.
Vader birtist einnig í stöku sjónvarpsþáttum, meðal annars Baywatch-þáttunum og Boy Meets World.
Around a month ago my father was diagnosed with a severe case of Pneumonia. He fought extremely hard and clinically was making progress. Unfortunately, on Monday night his heart had enough and it was his time. pic.twitter.com/hJYjumvxjH
— Big Van Vader (@itsvadertime) June 20, 2018
WWE is saddened to learn that Leon White, better known to WWE audiences as Vader, passed away Monday night at the age of 63. https://t.co/UNIbdS680I
— WWE (@WWE) June 20, 2018
