On Wednesday (Jan. 4), the Marriage Bootcamp star shared a short tribute to Mumford on Instagram, which had a image of the two, his birth and death dates, and words of sorrow.
“I am in an immense pieces,” the 63-year-old wrote in the caption of the post, which added text that read “Beautiful man. Inside and out” in reference to Mumford.
Toler and Mumford, who she referred to as “Big E,” encounter in 1986 and were married in 1989. Including, to Mumford’s 4 kids from an early partner with whom he was married too , he and Toler had 2 more children during their union, which lasted over 3 decades.
The author and host has been random about the marital issues she and Mumford experienced over the years, saying that their connection was rocky and one-sided.
But, she says that once she start to air her grievances in an effective and productive manner, their wedding blossomed and they were able to get on one accord.
“Once I got past the anger I begin to mention my own fears and learned how to communicate effectively,” Toler wrote in 2017.
“He followed suit because he saw that I had swapped in a way that was in his best interests. It didn’t felt like it at first, but finally, he got there. We then decided to fight the issue instead of fighting one another.”