Tyler Posey mourning loss of mum
Actor Tyler Posey is in mourning after his mother lost her battle with breast cancer.
Cyndi Terese Garcia-Posey passed away earlier this month (12Dec14), aged 55, after fighting the disease for more than four years.
Speculation about her death spread in early December (14), when the
Teen Wolf star announced he was taking a break from social media,
and reports were confirmed on Sunday (28Dec14), when her obituary
was posted in the local newspaper in Santa Clarita, California,
where she resided.
The actor broke his silence on Twitter.com on Saturday (27Dec14) to
share his gratitude for the outpouring of support from his
followers, writing, "Just want to say thank you for all the love
and the support my guys. you all mean so much to me. I wish I could
repay the favor!"
Posey recently paid tribute to his mum on Zoe Saldana's new AOL
webseries, My Hero, in which celebrities honour those who have been
huge influences in their lives.
In the episode, the actor gushed over his mum's perseverance,
saying, "My mum is a hero to me - I don't think I could pull off
her bravery... She kept our family together while going through
chemo (therapy) and dying... She's been this rock. She knows how
much we love her, and she deserves to hear it."
Posey surprised his emotional mum with a gift basket of Irish goods
and a trip for her and her husband to go on a dream vacation in
Ireland.
Cyndi, who served as a business and guidance manager for her son
throughout his career, is survived by her other two boys, Derek and
Jesse, and her husband John.