“Leon White, known by wrestling fans as Big Van Vader — or simply Vader — passed away on Monday of heart failure. He was 63.
“His son, Jesse White, confirmed his death Wednesday on Twitter, posting a picture of his father sitting next to a heavyweight wrestling champion belt.
““It is with a heavy heart to inform everyone that my father, Leon White, passed away on Monday night (6/18/18) at approximately 7:25pm,” he wrote.
“He posted a second tweet with another picture of Vader, which addressed the cause of death.
““Around a month ago my father was diagnosed with a severe case of Pneumonia. He fought extremely hard and clinically was making progress. Unfortunately, on Monday night his heart had enough and it was his time.””
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