'I love you daddy. You loved me too. My heart is heavy but I am strong,' his daughter said in a Facebook post announcing his death.

While the tweet has been deleted, the author hasn't apologized for putting it out in the first place, despite the outrage.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said he 'was synonymous with baseball because he embodied the very best of our national pastime.'

'I've been around for a long time. I've seen a lot of different things. It was one of the most traumatic things I've ever been a part of.'

'A favorite word of Shonka’s, in daily use, was “blessings,” and I...feel truly blessed to have had time with her.'

'While he was a leader on the field, it’s his integrity off the field that I will remember the most,' his brother-in-law said.

'I would be proud to call him my son,' Lou Holtz said of Phil Petty, whom he coached for three seasons at South Carolina.

Actor James Woods said she was a 'delight' to work with, a 'true artist,' and called her death a 'terrible tragedy.'

The man's cause of death still has not been determined, even after an autopsy, and the medical examiner is ordering more tests.

'Then they always ask what was the best part of making that movie. My response has always been the same … Ray Liotta,' a co-star said.