Lillian Garcia has officially announced that she's leaving WWE to care for her Father who is battling Cancer

Lilian Garcia is leaving WWE to take care of her ailing father

Longtime WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia has confirmed that she’s leaving the company.

Garcia took to Instagram to reveal that she has been caring for her father, who has been fighting two different types of cancer, and as such will not be able to travel with the company as the job demands.

Garcia has been with WWE on and off for nearly seventeen years, having made her debut on the August 23rd, 1999 episode of Raw. She left the company back in 2009 before returning in 2011.

On behalf of Gustifanz, our best wishes to her and her family as they help her father in his fight.

I’ve been getting a lot of tweets and messages asking where I have been and if I’m coming back to WWE, so I wanted to let you know what has been going on and why I have been silent. I've been through so many emotions lately that they literally have kept me up at night. As most of you know, my father has been battling with two different types of cancer. He hasn’t been doing as well as we hoped, THEREFORE, I will not be traveling weekly with WWE any longer. I will be looking to take on work closer to where I live so that I don't have to be on the road weekly away from him. He truly needs me, and I need this time with him. I ask that you please continue prayers for my father and my family. It has been a magical 15-year career at WWE, and WWE Universe, I can't thank you enough for all your love and support! I felt you every step of the way! I also want to thank the amazing WWE Superstars, whom many of them have become my friends! You are an incredible group of people with SO much talent! It has been such an honor to introduce you to the ring and watch your superior athleticism week after week. Thank you to the crew & production staff on the road and in the offices. I've seen you work so hard! You really are the glue that keeps it all together! Lastly, thank you WWE for this incredible ride that I never wanted to get off. I've had experiences beyond my imagination. I thank you for not only allowing me to use my voice as an announcer but also sharing it to sing around the world. What an honor! I will cherish the memories forever. This is not goodbye as I will ALWAYS be part of the WWE family & hope you all will follow me on social media to share in my next chapter. I thank you & I love you!!

A photo posted by Lilian Garcia (@liliangarcia8) on Aug 1, 2016 at 1:53pm PDT