Wiz Khalifa announces sudden death of his father, Laurence W. Thomaz

Wiz Khalifa took to X to announce the death of his father, Laurence W. Thomaz, writing, "today my father decided not to wake up." He added, "I will always love him, miss him and be grateful for the things he taught me," and said Thomaz "went out like a true yogi, at peace and on his own time." Thomaz was 63, TMZ reported.

In a follow-up post Khalifa wrote, "My father’s passing was sudden but seeing how many people love and respected him makes happy and i know he’s proud that he left a positive impact on this earth. Literally all he ever wanted." He also shared, "The last conversation i had with my dad was him telling me how proud of me he was for the movie i was in and I promised him i would do more.

LT Forever," the artist, 38, wrote. He thanked followers for their support, posting, "Thank you all for your kind words.

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