Tammy Slaton remembers her husband Caleb Willingham four months after his death.
Tuesday, 1000 lbs. Sisters star, 37, posted a heartfelt tribute on TikTok reflecting on her time with Willingham. She included a photo of his urn, which had a picture of a sunset. It was placed on the table in her house next to their wedding photo.
“Sunset was our thing,” she wrote. “We’d sit outside all afternoon until the sun went down on this picture on Caleb’s urn.”
Slaton paired the post with an acoustic version of SLANDER and Dylan Matthew’s “Love Is Gone.” She also shared a photo of a butterfly that was released at his memorial service.
“Even though I’m not in love with him, I will always love him and miss him every day,” she wrote. “It will be better.”
‘1000 lbs. Sisters star Tammy Slaton confirms husband Caleb Willingham dead at 40: ‘I’m devastated’ (Exclusive)
In late July, Slaton was surrounded by her loved ones as she attended a memorial service for Willingham, Ohio.
Although she was quiet online after confirming Willingham’s death, she posted a bittersweet meme shortly after the news of his death, which read: “Even if we don’t talk every day. Just because you live far away. You are in my thoughts until the end of every day. I am proud to say that you are my friend.” The post was probably about Willingham.
The couple were reportedly estranged at the time of his death. However, as Slaton exclusively told PEOPLE at the time, “He was my best friend and I loved him very much.”
“When I met Caleb, he became my guardian angel and is really watching over me now. Our families appreciate everyone’s condolences and we ask that you respect our privacy at this time.”
Shortly after speaking with PEOPLE, Slaton wrote a sweet post about her late husband on Instagram.
“Rip sweet angel I will miss and love you forever, thank you Caleb for showing me true love and happiness,” she wrote alongside a series of photos of the couple.
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Tammy Slaton with her late husband Caleb Willingham on their wedding day.
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Slaton and Willingham met at Windsor Lane Rehabilitation Center in Gibsonburg, Ohio in 2022. The reality star was there to lose weight before bariatric surgery, while Willingham was being treated for obesity.
He proposed to her in October, and in November, PEOPLE exclusively revealed that the couple had tied the knot. Their wedding—and Slaton’s family’s reaction to their brief engagement—was documented on 1000 lbs. Sisters.
“When you love someone, you don’t let anything stand in your way,” Willingham said at the time.
After news of Willingham’s death broke, TLC released a statement saying, “We are deeply saddened to learn of Caleb Willingham’s passing. Our condolences go out to Tammy, his family and friends at this difficult time.”
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