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Dianne Holechek, Chuck Norris’ First Wife, Dies at 84

Her son Mike said she died peacefully at her Texas home after a long struggle with dementia.

Overview

  • Mike Norris confirmed the death to TMZ and expressed gratitude that his mother was no longer suffering.
  • Chuck Norris posted a Facebook tribute saying he was deeply saddened and recalling that they remained close friends after their marriage ended.
  • Holechek and Norris met in high school in Torrance, California, and married in 1958 when she was 17 and he was 18.
  • They had two sons, Mike and Eric, before separating in 1988 and finalizing their divorce in 1989.
  • Norris has acknowledged an early-1960s affair during his Air Force service that resulted in the birth of his daughter, Dina.