Chuck Norris has paid tribute to his ex-wife of 30 years and high school sweetheart Dianne Holechek after her death at 85.
The 85-year-old film icon took to his Facebook page on Sunday night to share a sweet black and white throwback snap of himself and Holecheck with their sons Mike and Eric Norris.
He also shared a sweet tribute which began: ‘I am deeply saddened to share that my ex wife, Dianne, has passed away. After being married for 30 years, we were able to find a way to remain close friends, and those years of friendship meant the world to me.’
The Walker Texas Ranger leading man continued by praising his ex and even listed her positive character traits before talking about how they still had a connection despite going their separate ways.
Norris continued: ‘Dianne was an incredible person. She was kind, intelligent, and lived life to the fullest. Her presence in my life will never be forgotten. She was also a loving and devoted mother to our sons, Mike and Eric, who were always her greatest pride.
‘Even as our lives took different directions, we continued to care deeply for one another, and I will forever cherish the memories we built together.’
Chuck Norris has paid tribute to his ex-wife of 30 years and high school sweetheart Dianne Holechek after her death at 85
This comes after Holechek and Norris’ son Mike, 63, confirmed his mother passed following a long battle with dementia with TMZ.
Norris said his mother died peacefully at her Texas home.
‘We are thankful she is no longer suffering. She was the best, the greatest mom. We were so lucky to have her,’ he told the publication.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Mike and his father Chuck for comment.
High school sweethearts, Holechek was just 17 and Norris was 18 when they tied the knot in 1958.
They welcomed aforementioned sons Mike and Eric Norris, age 60, during their marriage.
While serving in the United States Air Force in 1963, however, Norris strayed and he fathered a daughter with another woman.
Norris was unaware the woman he had been intimate with had become pregnant until 1991, when his biological daughter reached out to him, according to The Sun.
This comes after Holechek and Norris’ son Mike, 63, confirmed his mother passed following a long battle with dementia with TMZ (they are seen in LA back in March 1981)
Norris and Holechek split in 1988 before officially ending their marriage the following year.
Holechek was born in 1941 and met Norris as students at North High School in Torrance, California, according to The Daily Breeze.
Like their father, both their sons pursued careers in the spotlight – Mike has gone into acting and stunt work while his brother Eric is a former stock car racer.
During the marriage, Norris’ rose to fame from martial artist instructor to the stars to Hollywood action icon.
Norris is an 80s screen legend who rose to fame after appearing in Bruce Lee movie Way of the Dragon and becoming an action movie stalwart in films including Delta Force.
His career also took him to the small screen, as the leading man in Walker, Texas Ranger.
The couple were high school sweethearts who wed in 1958 before divorcing in 1989
High school sweethearts, Holechek was just 17 and Norris was 18 when they tied the knot in 1958; pictured 1978
The couple welcomed two sons together – Mike and Eric Norris
The show starred Norris as Cordell Walker and aired eight seasons on CBS from September 1993 to May 2001.
The smash hit show raked in hundreds of millions of dollars and aired in more than 100 countries.
Norris has since re-married, tying the knot with Gena O’Kelley in 1998. They have 24-year-old twins Dakota and Danilee together.
