WASHINGTON — "So You Think You Can Dance" finalist Donyelle Jones died Tuesday after a yearslong battle with breast cancer. She was 46.

The announcement was made on her social media where friends, colleagues and fans remembered her.

"A wife. A daughter. A sister. A friend. And a warrior who kicked cancer's ass every single day she was here. Her spirit never dimmed. Her heart never hardened. And even in the storm, she never lost her smile," a

Jones, also known as Donyelle Denise Wilson, had been battling breast cancer for about a decade. She documented her journey on social media, using the hashtag , which stands for "God is with me always."

She was diagnosed in 2016 with Stage 3c breast cancer. The defines the stage as "invasive and as spread out of the immediate area in the breast and

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