Toby Keith's son, Stelen pays emotional tribute to his late father: "My Hero"

Intro [Music] for the first time since his father's 62-year-old death Toby Keith's son is speaking out about his father's loss on Thursday February 8th in an Instagram picture Steen Keith koville refers to his late father as my hero stating as much in his writing you are My Hero the strongest man I have ever known a fighter a true Titan of your industry my guiding star my coach my hero and embodiment of the American Spirit you are a man whose strength prowess and talent could only be trumped by his ability to be a father and husband you were my biggest champion and The Guiding Light In My Darkest times the best Mentor a man could ask for he added you truly did it your way from the starting gates to the finish line and never apologize for it the only thing I truly ever wanted in life was to make you proud I promise I will continue to make you proud Steen vows finishing with it's not goodbye forever it's just goodbye for now I love you Cowboy Haley koville steen's wife added a comment to a picture that her husband shared on Instagram that depicted steen's childhood with his late father playing in a swimming pool saying thank you for sharing him with me I love you Steen Stelen Keith Koval was born in 1997 he is Toby Keith and Trisha Lucas's third child from their marriage Steen married Haley in 2021 and works as an owner and Venture manager based on his social media accounts Keith valued spending time with his family over his career even if the younger generation was growing up quickly on Monday February 5th Toby Keith passed away peacefully surrounded by his family as Pere post on his social media profiles his fight with stomach cancer began in late 20121 Keith informed his fans in June 2022 that he was battling stomach cancer he spent the majority of the following year off the road receiving treatment for his illness