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Allison Holker shares the last words Stephen ’tWitch’ Boss spoke to oldest daughter

Stephen “tWitch” Boss with Allison Holker and daughter Weslie
Stephen “tWitch” Boss with Allison Holker and daughter Weslie Screengrab from Stephen "tWitch" Boss's Instagram page

In a new interview with People, Allison Holker is opening up about the aftermath of the death of her husband Stephen “tWitch” Boss.

She also shared the final words Boss spoke to their oldest daughter, Weslie Boss.

While talking with People, Holker said just before Boss went missing the day before he was found dead in a motel, he dropped Weslie off at school.

Weslie was the last person in the Boss family to see him alive, Holker said.

And as she got out of the vehicle, Boss told Weslie, “I wish I could be your Superman.”

“Having someone say last words to you that you didn’t really process at the time as being anything wrong … that’s really hard, especially as a teenager,” Holker said of Weslie, whom Boss adopted as a young child.

“She handles it with far more grace than she should have to,” Holker continued telling People. “We took the steps to really help her and communicate with her and make her feel seen and heard.”

“I think she also sees those words as something beautiful, and also ugly. It’s a battle that she’s going to always have with herself, but I know she can see it from both sides.”

On the second anniversary of Boss’s death, Weslie took to her Instagram story, remembering her dad.

Alongside photos of the two of them when she was a young child, the now 16-year-old wrote, “Today marks 2 (years) without you. … I love you forever.”

She also shared a handwritten note she once received from Boss, saying that “was the kind of dad he was.”

“Talented, original gangsta in the making, old soul that we love (and) cherish so much,” the note read. “Believe in you. Take time to take some deep breaths and be sure you celebrate all the little things that go well. Love you much (and) good luck today.”

Weslie remembers Stephen Boss on the second anniversary of his death.
Weslie remembers Stephen Boss on the second anniversary of his death. Screengrab from Weslie Renae's Instagram page

“My superhero (and) angel from above,” Weslie wrote of Boss.

Holker said she hopes her new book, “This Far: My Story of Love, Loss, and Embracing the Light,” will inspire others to know that it is “okay” to fell a “full range of emotions” when going through a difficult time.

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Sara Vallone
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Sara Vallone is a content specialist working with McClatchy Media’s Trend Hunter and national content specialists team.
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