Daniel Wright, World Health Organization was a former contestant on the largest Loser, died Sunday morning when fighting associate degree virtually biennial battle with malignant neoplastic disease, in line with varied different veterans of the show. Wright was thirty.

“I am thus so heartsick to listen to regarding Daniel Wright this morning,” Courtney crosier Respess wrote on Facebook Sunday. “He has fought thus laborious throughout his battle with cancer & additional. This man is one among the kindest individuals i've got ever met & may be a true distinction maker during this world! His religion has ne'er pale, even within the darkest of times. i'm honored to possess familiar him!!!”

According to Wright’s GoFundMe page, founded to assist with medical prices, he was diagnosed with malignant neoplastic disease on Oct. 16, 2017. associate degree update shared four months past from Wright’s sister, Deanna Thomas, noted, “Daniel was back at work whereas probing the start of two years of maintenance chemo.”

Two days before Wright passed, his wife, married woman — World Health Organization was additionally a contestant on the largest Loser — gave associate degree update on his condition on Facebook, noting he was undergoing treatment when ejection blood.

“Please keep him & his lovely, amazing, and on the far side sturdy spouse married woman Wright in your prayers nowadays as he's being known as to heaven,” Respess wrote. “Rebecca can want all folks to carry her up currently & for the months & years to return.”

Other tributes came in from the largest Loser veterans Joe Mitchell (season 12) and Danny Cahill (season 8).

“He was a hero and a person of religion World Health Organization impressed numerous, together with ME, throughout his short time on this earth,” Cahill wrote on Facebook. “He and his beautiful bride showed the full world what true love, religion and commitment are all regarding and he are actually uncomprehensible.”

Sharing a story of 1st meeting Wright, Cahill wrote in a very similar tribute post, “Daniel Wright and that i met for the primary time in might of 2009 on the beach in Malibu. fifteen folks visited the beach that morning to start our journey on season eight of the largest Loser. Our sixteenth contestant was driven up to the beginning position of that 1st 1-mile race (which he won) and out popped Daniel. ‘Hey guys!!!’ He loud as he jogged over to USA. very little did i do know the impact this man would wear my life.

“As the image shows,” he continuing, “he ne'er uncomprehensible an opportunity to get back and encourage each soul within the fight of their lives to stay going, and guarantee USA we'd create it. He gave ME numerous gifts, not solely there, however in years when. In week half dozen after we went home on the thanks to the flying field, he delineate a lady he was loving with. I keep in mind him asking, ‘Danny, what do I do if she doesn’t understand i really like her?’ and that i aforesaid ‘Tell her. The worst which will happen may be a no, however ne'er knowing are worse than a no.’ I had no plan he was talking regarding married woman Wright! i used to be honored to be in his and and Rebecca’s wedding some years later, that our friend Sean Algaier [another season eight contestant] officiated.”