Hixen Gracie, Number One Dad

In 2000, Hixen Gracie injured his knee while training. It was slow to heal and I think he felt his dream of becoming a champion fighter slipping away. There were rumors going around that Hixen was a prospective member of an L.A. street gang. When we didn't hear from him for over a month, I wasn't worried because he was still using his ATM card in New York City. A few days later, a shaken Henzo called and told me that an officer had found a photograph of an unidentified corpse at the coroner's office with a tattoo that read Hoxen Gracie, number one dad. This was the confirmation that he was gone.