Wiz Khalifa mourned the tragic news of his father, Laurence W. Thomaz, with a touching memorial and revelation about their last moments together. Source: Amy Sussman / Getty On Friday, Feb. 13, the rapper took to social media with the announcement. The zen star must get his famously chill attitude from his dad, whom he described as a "true yogi." "Today my father decided not to wake up. I will always love him, miss him and be grateful for the things he taught me," Wiz wrote about the U.S. Air Force Veteran on X, formerly Twitter. "He went out like a true yogi, at peace and on his own time.