'My hero': Late Toby Keith's daughter Krystal Keith pays emotional tribute to legendary country musician

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Krystal Keith honored her late father, Toby Keith, by sharing a carousel of pictures of him on Instagram on Friday, February 9, referring to him as her "hero." 

Notably, the famed country musician, who died at the age of 62 on February 5 after fighting stomach cancer for years, took immense pride in being a family man and in raising "great kids" with his wife, Tricia Lucus. 

They share three children, Shelley Covel Rowland, Krystal Keith, and Stelen Keith Covel. 

Krystal Keith left 'shattered' by the death of her father Toby Keith

On Friday, Toby's daughter, Krystal, took to Instagram and wrote, "I am shattered. As great as he was in his career, he was so much greater as a dad and a husband and a Pop Pop. He was my hero."

She further expressed, "I am so lucky to have had him and so grateful he got to walk me down the aisle and meet my babies. That I have years of memories traveling the world as a family." 

"I am blessed that I got to spend years traveling on the road and singing on stage with him. That I have mountains of video footage and endless tracks of music to watch him on and hear his voice with," shared Krystal, adding, "I’m lucky I got to say goodbye and tell him what he meant to me."

Krystal Keith expressed gratitude at the 'immense outpouring of love' from Toby Keith's well-wishers

Toby adopted Tricia Lucus's daughter Shelley from a previous relationship, and Krystal is his first child with Lucus, as per PEOPLE Magazine.

The 'Daddy Dance with Me' singer continued by expressing her gratitude for all the other tributes to the late country legend, which she hoped to eventually be able to appreciate.

"There has been an [immense] outpouring of love and segments remembering him that someday I hope to be able to watch and enjoy once I’m able. This amount of people and networks honoring him is a reminder that he wasn’t just ours. He was the world’s," said Krystal.

She continued, "There is so much he did for people that no one knew about, even us. He didn’t want recognition for doing good deeds, he just did them because his heart led him to or someone needed him to."

Krystal stated at the end of her post that she will make an effort to always remember Toby, writing, "The pain is so unbelievably deep and it feels like I have a literal broken heart but I know that it wouldn’t hurt so bad if we didn’t love him and get to be loved so deeply by him. He never made me wonder if he would be there for me." 

Toby Keith's son  Stelen Keith Covel posts a heartfelt note for his late father

Toby and Lucus' son, Stelen Keith Covel, penned a post for his father on Thursday, February 8, stating, "You are the strongest man I have ever known. A fighter. A true titan of your industry. My guiding star. My coach. My hero." 

He added, "An 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."

"Your impact is forever stamped on the world and on millions of people, yet not one person knew you the way I did. You were my biggest champion and the guiding light in my darkest times," expressed an emotional Stelen.