Hollywood actor and martial artist Chuck Norris’ ex-wife, Dianne Holechek, passed away peacefully at her home in Texas on December 20. She was 84. Their son, Mike Norris, 63, told TMZ that his mother died from a prolonged battle with dementia.“We are thankful she is no longer suffering. She was the best, the greatest mom. We were so lucky to have her,” Mike added in his statement.Four years into their marriage, Chuck Norris had an extramarital affair, which resulted in the birth of his daughter Dina. However, his and Dianne Holechek’s marriage lasted for three more decades before they divorced in 1989.Chuck Norris, 85, shared a public tribute for his ex-wife via Facebook. He began by writing how "deeply saddened" he was by the loss and claimed that he maintained a close friendship with Dianne, which "meant the world to me.""Dianne was an incredible person. She was kind, intelligent, and lived life to the fullest. Her presence in my life will never be forgotten. She was also a loving and devoted mother to our sons, Mike and Eric, who were always her greatest pride," he continued.The veteran actor added: Even as our lives took different directions, we continued to care deeply for one another, and I will forever cherish the memories we built together."More about Chuck Norris and Dianne Holechek’s relationshipChuck Norris crossed paths with his future wife, Dianne Holechek, at North High School in Torrance, California, where they were both students in the late 1950s.The Good Guys Wear Black actor walked down the aisle with his childhood sweetheart in December 1958, when Chuck was 19 and Dianne was 17. The pair went on to two children, actor Mike Norris, and former stock car racing driver for NASCAR and stuntman Eric Norris, 60.In 1962-63, Chuck Norris was serving in the U.S. Air Force when he met a woman named Johanna and had an affair with her. He reportedly hid his marital status from her and became a father to their daughter Dina.Despite the infidelity, Chuck Norris and Dianne Holechek were married for over 30 years before they separated in 1988. Their divorce was finalized the following year.Before that, in September 1985, the Code of Silence star told The New York Times in an interview about his wife:“She has always been very supportive of my goals. She never complained, even when we were scrimping and scraping.”Chuck Norris and Dianne Holechek - Source: GettyNot much is known about Dianne Holechek as she maintained a low profile. However, Chuck told The Times that he gave her $600,000 to start a restaurant called Woody’s Wharf in Newport Beach, California, in 1983.“It's now the No. 1 restaurant in town,” he said at the time.It remains unclear whether she remarried after her marriage to Chuck Norris ended.Meanwhile, the martial artist remarried model Gena O’Kelley in November 1998, after dating for a year. She is 23 years younger than him. The couple has two children, twins Dakota and Danilee, 24.In his 2004 memoir Against All Odds: My Story, he acknowledged having a child out of wedlock for the first time. Chuck claimed that he didn’t know of Dina’s existence until she reached out to him in 1991 when she was 26.“To my shame, I never told Johanna that I was married,” Norris wrote in the book, adding he didn’t need a DNA/ blood test to know that Dina was his child.Since then, the father-daughter duo has shared a cordial relationship.Holechek was born in November 1941 in Los Angeles. She is survived by her two sons and seven grandchildren.