Former bodybuilding champion Hayley McNeff died last Friday at the age of 37 in an “unexpected” shock to those that knew her. Article content

An obituary published on Boston.com on Tuesday described her death as “unexpected but peaceful” while her family confirmed to People that she died at her home in Sudbury, Mass. Article content Article content

“Hayley was like a beam of light in this world. She had boundless energy and was very determined to achieve whatever she set out to do,” Hayley’s father, Dave, told People in a statement. “She set her sights on bodybuilding and fitness and achieved the highest success that sector offered. She loved us and we love Hayley very much, we miss her madly.”

Per the obituary, McNeff graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and

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