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CLEARWATER, Fla. - Hulk Hogan’s family and friends said goodbye to the iconic wrestler in a private ceremony in Clearwater on Tuesday , but his daughter, Brooke, was reportedly absent.

Hogan , whose real name is Terry Boellea, died of a heart attack last month at the age of 71.

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On Instagram, his daughter posted a photo of her holding two babies and explained how she chose to honor her father and say her final goodbye.

"My father hated the morbidity of funerals, He didn’t want one. And although I know people grieve in many ways – and I’m so grateful for all celebrations and events organized to honor him, as his daughter, I had to make my own decision to honor him the best and most genuine way I knew how…privately…the way that made me feel the closes

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