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A “beloved” morning anchor of Wisconsin ABC affiliate WAOW News 9 has died of a suspected suicide, her family says.
Neena Pacholke, 27, died suddenly on Saturday, her sister Kaitlynn Pacholke told the Tampa Bay Times.
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News of WAOW host Neena Pacholke’s death stunned her family and colleagues, and she was remembered for her infectious smile and carefree demeanor, the New York Post reported.
“Neena Pacholke, our beloved morning show host passed away suddenly on Saturday,” 9 WAOW said in a statement. “The entire team here at News 9 is absolutely devastated by the loss, as we know many others are as well.”
Pacholke, who grew up in Tampa and played basketball for the University of South Florida, was engaged to be married at the time of her death, her older sister, Kaitlynn Pacholke, told the Tampa Bay Times.
“She was like a little ball of sunshine and her smile was huge,” Kaitlynn Pacholke said Monday morning. “My sister was by far the happiest person I thought I knew.”
One of Pacholke’s last posts on Twitter was a retweet from author Jon Gordon about positivity and the belief that the best is yet to come.
We are not positive because life is easy. We are positive because life can be difficult,” Gordon wrote in the original tweet. “Give yourself (and others) grace. Speak life and encourage others. Look for the good today. Remember your WHY. He believes the best is yet to come.”
News 9 and Pacholke’s co-host also cited Pacholke’s smile and bubbly personality in the tributes.
“He was a kind person with a big heart and an infectious smile and he will be sorely missed,” the station said.
His co-host Brendan Mackey said that Pacholke was “the brightest light in the room” with the “biggest smile and funniest laugh”.
“I have never met anyone in my entire life who is more loved than this girl,” Mackey wrote in a tribute post on Facebook. “Her Every day she made people smile, whether it was through a TV screen or just being an amazing friend. She was so happy and so full of life and a role model.”
Pacholke joined the news station as a multimedia journalist in May 2017 and was promoted to anchor in February 2019, according to her website.
She graduated from the University of South Florida, where she worked three seasons as a point guard.
