Silke Jasso
The Rock is missing his friend, Jimmy “Superfly” Snuka.
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On Sunday, Snuka passed away within a few weeks of reports that he only had six months to live.
After hearing the devastating news, The Rock took to Twitter with his condolences.
Our family @TaminaSnuka asked me to share the sad news that her dad Jimmy Snuka has just passed away. Alofa atu i le aiga atoa. #RIPSuperfly
— Dwayne Johnson (@TheRock) January 15, 2017
“Our family @TaminaSnuka asked me to share the sad news that her dad Jimmy Snuka has just passed away. Alofa atu i le aiga atoa. #RIPSuperfly,” he wrote.
On Monday, he shared another heart-wrenching tribute to Snuka.
“RIP Superfly. My family, @saronasnukawwe gave me this pic she took of her dad only a few short months ago. I immediately got choked up when I first saw this as she told me he sat there in this chair for hours and just watched his old wrestling promos and matches… in complete silence. Never said a word, just watched and reflected,” he wrote alongside the photo.
Johnson continued, “Got choked up over the thought of what must’ve been going thru his mind in these hours watching himself… pride, joy, regret, satisfaction, pain, love. I wondered if at any point he sat here wishing he could do it all over again. Or, if he sat here completely at peace with his incredible, inspiring, wildly successful and at times extremely complicated life he’s lived.”
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“His wrestling promos had a quiet intensity that made you believe every word that came out of his mouth and you just knew that you had to run down to Madison Square Garden and buy your tickets because he was going to electrify. Another Garden sell out,” he wrote. “I grew up with this man as our families lived together in Hawaii and North Carolina. His children Jimmy Jr, Liana, Sarona and Ata all idolized him, as did I. Awesome memories. To the world, he was known as the iconic Jimmy ‘Superfly’ Snuka but to me he was and will always be, simply.. uncle. Rest in peace, uncle. Fly high bruddah..”
