Overview
- Mike Norris told TMZ his mother passed peacefully at home following a prolonged struggle with dementia.
- Chuck Norris posted a Facebook tribute calling Dianne "an incredible person" and noting they remained close friends after their 30-year marriage.
- Holechek and Norris met in high school in Torrance, California, married in 1958, and had two sons, Mike (1962) and Eric (1965).
- The couple separated in 1988 and finalized their divorce in 1989, with Holechek largely avoiding the spotlight thereafter.
- TMZ first reported the death on Dec. 21, and major outlets confirmed the news with family statements and Norris’s post.