Darrell Sheets’ ex-wife has paid tribute to the late Storage Wars star two weeks after his tragic and shocking death at 67.
Kimber Wuerfel, who split from Sheets in 2016 but remained his friend, thanked the many well-wishers who offered their support in a heartfelt Instagram post on Thursday, after Storage Wars co-stars offered to help with funeral costs.
‘I haven’t had the words until now,’ she wrote. ‘Thank you for all the love, prayers, and condolences, it has meant more than I can say. Darrell gave us so many moments of laughter, connection, and life.’
Wuerfel, a real estate broker based in Orange County, California, shared photos and video of her and Sheets enjoying life together.
Included was a snap of Sheets posing beside a vintage gasoline pump, the couple at a car show, a picture of the two kissing beside a stream and embracing backstage at an outdoor event.
Wuerfel’s social media share also featured the couple posing arm-in-arm on a beach, on a boat and enjoying a night out.
Darrell Sheets’ ex-wife has paid tribute to the late Storage Wars star two weeks after his tragic and shocking death at 67.
The real estate broker – pictured with Sheets – thanked the many well-wishers who offered their support in a heartfelt Instagram post on Thursday
‘May the memories you hold of him stay close to your heart, as mine will stay with me forever,’ she shared with her nearly 2,900 followers, adding an update on the memorial service.
‘From our family to yours, thank you. We will make an announcement in the future, for those who wish to participate in a service,’ Wuerfel concluded.
Sheets and Wuerfel were together from approximately 2011 until their divorce in 2016, but they remained close in the years since with the television star referring to her as ‘my girl’ in Instagram posts as late as 2024.
After his split from Wuerfel, the storage unit auction enthusiast was engaged to Romney Snyder.
Sheets praised Snyder, who worked at a horse rescue organization, with supporting him after his heart attack in 2019.
‘All your prayers would be deeply appreciated… Romney has been by my side through all of this. She is a good woman and I love her,’ he shared on Instagram at the time.
Sheets died of an apparent suicide. Police found him with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at his home in Lake Havasu City, Arizona on April 22.
He starred on Storage Wars for 13 seasons, earning the nickname The Gambler.
Wuerfel shared a number of photos and videos commemorating the good times she spent with Sheets over the years
‘Darrell gave us so many moments of laughter, connection, and life,’ his ex-wife wrote
The former couple were together from approximately 2011 until their divorce in 2016 but remained close
After his split from Wuerfel, the storage unit auction enthusiast was engaged to Romney Snyder (pictured) who he credited with supporting him after his heart attack in 2019
Even though he stepped back from full-time bidding following his heart attack in 2019, he continued to make sporadic appearances on the A&E network show until 2023.
After that, he ran an antique store called Havasu Show Me Your Junk.
Resurfaced Facebook posts have offered a look into the intense distress and turmoil he had been feeling due to severe cyber-bullying in the months before his death.
Sheets claimed he was the victim of a ‘cyber bully stalker’ who hid behind hundreds of ‘spoof numbers’ and online aliases.
He accused the alleged stalker of impersonating him and ‘harassing’ small businesses, and claimed the person had ‘extorted money’ from several people.
Sheets’ co-star, Rene Nezhoda, urged law enforcement to look into the matter.
A police spokesman confirmed: ‘We are aware of these cyberbullying accusations and that is a part of the active investigation,’ via Page Six.
On March 9, Sheets posted to Facebook claiming he had been ‘hacked by a very evil person’ who was uploading ‘posts’ from an account pretending to be him.
Resurfaced Facebook posts have exposed the intense distress and turmoil he had been feeling due to severe cyber-bullying in the months before his death (pictured with son Brandon Sheets in a promo for Storage Wars)
Insisting that he was ‘not gay’ and had ‘made no post about any children’s arcade owner,’ Sheets wrote that his purported tormentor had ‘ruined’ him to the point that ‘people are showing up to my work and wanting to harm me.’
Two days later, he posted to Facebook for a final time, painting a chilling picture of an online campaign he said had stretched over a span of three years.
He said his alleged ‘stalker’ had ‘been going after other small businesses in town and harassing them using my name.’ Sheets insisted: ‘It is not me!’
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