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Very sad news out of Hollywood:

Katie Slaton, the cousin of 1000-Lb Sisters cast members Tammy and Amy Slaton, has passed away after a battle with stage four cancer.

She was 37 years old.

Tammy and Amy’s sister, Amanda Halterman, confirmed the development via Instagram on Tuesday morning “with a completely crushed heart and spirit,” she said.

“My little cousin went to sit at the feet of Jesus yesterday,” Amanda captioned a photo of herself with Katie.

“She was a force to be reckoned with and showed love that was accepting and given freely. She was the life of the part[y] and my best friend.”

Neither Amy nor Tammy has yet made any public remarks about this tragedy.

Both reality stars, we believe, we pretty close to their cousin, however.

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