Overview

• Hayley McNeff died unexpectedly at her Sudbury, Massachusetts home on August 8 at age 37, with her obituary describing the passing as “unexpected but peaceful.”
• Her family has arranged a public visitation from 10 to 11 a.m. and a funeral service at 11 a.m. on August 16 at George F. Doherty & Sons Funeral Home in Wellesley.
• No official cause of death or public autopsy findings have been released, even as some outlets note recent fatalities in the bodybuilding world without linking them to her case.
• McNeff rose to prominence in the mid-2000s by winning multiple titles, including the 2009 East Coast Classic, and appeared in the documentary Raising The Bar before working as a nutritionist, life coach and pursuing graduate studies in psychology.
• Tributes have poured in from peers such as Dave Palumbo, who remembered her quick wit, warm personality and dedication to the sport