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\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Indiana Pacers NBA star Tyrese Haliburton<\/strong><\/a> and his fiancee Jade Jones<\/strong><\/a> suffered a tragic loss during her Bachelorette trip when a friend, Makenzi Kern<\/strong>, died.<\/p>\n The 26-year-old apparently passed away due to \u201chealth complications\u201d while celebrating with Jade<\/strong>, 28, earlier this month in St. Barts.<\/p>\n The story got national media attention, and TMZ <\/a>reported that Makenzi\u2019s family does not suspect foul play, drugs or alcohol.<\/p>\n \u201cWe will always love and miss you Kenz,\u201d he wrote via his Instagram Story<\/a>. \u201cForever thankful for you.\u201d<\/p>\n She posted on Instagram<\/a>, \u201cEveryone knows how Kenzi and my story started. I never knew our hilarious hair pulling fight would\u2019ve turned into a friendship that has changed my life forever.\u201d Posted To:Jade Jones<\/a> Makenzi Kern<\/a> Tyrese Haliburton<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\nTyrese took to his social media to remember \u2018Kenz\u2019<\/h3>\n
Jade Jones also posted a tribute<\/h3>\n
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\u201cKenzi was the funniest, goofiest person I\u2019ve ever met. She was always making me belly laugh. She had such a gift of bringing happiness to every room she was in.\u201d
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\u201cSome of my favorite memories with Kenzi are the simple ones- spending a summer living in her city, leaving our mark on the capital district, running around our cars at stop lights, cheering on the bandshell together, obsessing over The Office, dancing on countertops to Hannah Montana, and watching her light up anytime she got to be on a boat. She truly found happiness in all the little things in life.\u201d
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\u201cShe loved and supported Tyrese and me through every chapter. She was our biggest cheerleader and showed up for me in every big moment in my life. I can\u2019t even imagine our wedding day without her there celebrating with us. The day will not be the same without her, but I know she will show us she is there somehow. She has been there for all of our moments since the day I met Tyrese. But Kenz will forever live on in my memories, my laughter, my stories, and in the person I am because of her. I will never stop laughing about all our memories together.\u201d\u00a0
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\u201cI am forever grateful that I got to love someone as truly special as Kenzi, and to have been loved back by her. Kenz was truly a light in this world, and that light will continue to shine in everyone who was lucky enough to know her. I love you forever until the end of time Kenzi. You are truly so beautiful inside and out & a once-in-a-lifetime kind of friend. Thank you for always showing up for me, for making me laugh until I cry, and for being such an unforgettable part of my life. I\u2019ll always miss you but I know you\u2019ll be with me, wherever I go. \u2018See ya\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n