Brooke Hogan is speaking out about why she skipped her father Hulk Hogan’s private funeral in Clearwater, Florida, on Tuesday. The WWE legend, born Terry Gene Bollea, passed away on July 24th, and the service drew guests like Kid Rock, Triple H, and Stephanie McMahon…but Brooke, who hasn’t been in touch with her dad for two years, was noticeably absent.
On her Instagram, Brooke explained, “My father hated the morbidity of funerals. He didn’t want one… I had to make my own decision to honor him the best and most genuine way I knew how...privately.” She shared photos of herself, her husband Steven Oleksy, and their twins Oliver and Molly at the beach, saying, “The only thing missing today was him in his pop up lawn chair watching the waves… and the sunset.” She told her late father, “We took our babies to the beach, and put them in the same salty waters you loved.”
Brooke ended her tribute with, “Every grain of sand and every wave reminded me of being your beach baby, and brought us closer to you,” adding in a separate Instagram Stories post that she’ll keep celebrating his life “while we have our feet in the same saltwater you loved.” You can see the post on the right.
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