Josh Hall Mourns Longtime Friend Who Died from Cancer: 'The Best Human I've Ever Known'

Josh Hall is mourning the death of his longtime friend Gonzalo Galvez.

In an Instagram post published on Tuesday, August 6, Hall, 43, wrote a sweet tribute to Galvez, who died of cancer, calling him “the best man I’ve ever met.”

“Because he was bad his whole life, he didn’t go out without a fight,” Hall said. “We talked or saw each other every week and every time he faced another setback, he would look me in the eye and say he would never give up or stop fighting.”

“Then we would continue to relive our memories and make more plans for the future…unfortunately, those plans will never come together, but those memories will live on in me forever,” Hall continued.

Josh Hall mourns the death of longtime friend Gonzalo Galvez.

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The real estate professional called his friend “an absolute living legend who inspired everyone who came into contact with him.”

“This man wasn’t famous, he wasn’t rich or a public figure, but what he was, he was a once-in-a-lifetime man,” he said.

Hall, who first worked as a police officer before switching to real estate after suffering an injury, said he and Galvez met while working for the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.

Josh Hall mourns the death of longtime friend Gonzalo Galvez.

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“Just a few years older than me, already full of confidence and poise, I knew this was the guy I wanted as a friend for life. He introduced me to a group of guys that I would end up forming lifelong bonds with,” Hall said. .

He and their friends were at Galvez’s bedside during his last days.

“During that time, I witnessed dozens of family, old friends and partners who all loved this man. It was amazing to see the respect and share stories of our experiences together. Every once in a while, he would raise his head and share a laugh or a question [if] we had a good time,” Hall said.

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The TV personality ended her post with a sweet message to her late friend: “Your last words to me, ‘I love you Josh, everything is going to be okay.’ I love you Gonzalo Galvez 08-06-2024 🙏🏼💙.

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Hall’s announcement comes nearly a month after he filed for divorce from his estranged wife Christine Hall, citing “irreconcilable differences.”

The two have been married for nearly three years and were recently set to star in an upcoming HGTV series Flip Off with Christina’s ex-husband, Tarek El Moussa, and Tarek’s wife, Heather Rae. Multiple sources have confirmed to PEOPLE that the trio has continued filming the series without Josh.

Earlier this month, Hall asked for privacy as he spoke about his divorce for the first time.

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“We’re real people, this is our life and I’m not here to entertain people I don’t know with my personal stuff. Those details will be handled fairly behind closed doors with our respective attorneys in due course. Those who know each of us, you know who we are,” he wrote on Instagram.

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