Dustin Runnels, son of the late WWE Hall of Famer Dusty Rhodes, and best known as WWE Superstar Goldust, is the first member of the Runnels family to comment on the passing of the “American Dream”.
From Dustin’s personal Facebook account:
“Yesterday my father passed away with his four children, my daughter and his wife of 38 yrs. he was our hero and the greatest father in the world. He is the reason why I am who I am today. He taught me so so many lessons in life. He had 1 thing that he wanted to be and that was he wanted to be forever young. Now he is. Now he is dancing with angels in heaven. He was my mentor, my hero and a dad that I strive to be like. I love you dad. Thank you for all the overwhelmingly amount of love and support. He would have been on cloud 9 with this. Thank you all. Dustin Runnels”
Dusty Rhodes
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at American Airlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at American Airlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at American Airlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at American Airlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
MIAMI - JUNE 07: Dusty Rhodes, Gene Okerlund,Sharlto Copley and Quinton 'Rampage' Jackson attend WWE Monday Night Raw at AmericanAirlines Arena on June 7, 2010 in Miami, Florida. (Photo by Gustavo Caballero/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 02: WWE Hall of Fame member Dusty Rhodes attends the WWE 2011 Hall Of Fame Induction at Phillips Arena on April 2, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by George Napolitano/FilmMagic)
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Dusty Rhodes
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 03: WWE Hall of Fame member Dusty Rhodes attends the 2011 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Philips Arena on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
ATLANTA, GA - APRIL 03: WWE Hall of Fame member Dusty Rhodes attends the 2011 WWE Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at the Philips Arena on April 3, 2011 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Moses Robinson/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: Dusty Rhodes attends the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation's 12th Annual Celebrity Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on November 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 13: Dusty Rhodes (L) and Photographer Dave Allocca attend the Joe Torre Safe At Home Foundation's 12th Annual Celebrity Gala at Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers on November 13, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images)
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Dusty Rhodes
Dusty Rhodes. A 3-time NWA World Champion, Creative Consultant for World Wrestling Entertainment. Member of WWE's "Legends program". (Photo by John Sciulli/WireImage for LIONSGATE) *** Local Caption ***
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Dusty Rhodes
HOUSTON - APRIL 04: The American Dream Dusty Rhodes attends the 25th Anniversary of WrestleMania's WWE Hall of Fame>> at the Toyota Center on April 4, 2009 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/WireImage)
