Some days change the way life feels, even when everything else keeps moving. Wake Forest Demon Deacons head coach Steve Forbes has long been known for how openly he speaks about the people closest to him, especially his mother. This week, however, a deeply personal update from Forbes has left the hoops community devastated.
On Saturday, Coach Forbes took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to share heartbreaking news about the loss of his mother, Linda Louise (Rummells) Forbes.
“My mom joined my dad in heaven yesterday at 1:20 pm. My brother and my sister were by her side when she peacefully passed away,” he wrote. “Today is the first day of my life where I no longer have the ability to speak to either one of my parents. That is a sad and empty feeling. God Bless…