In 2014 the world lost one of the greatest comedic minds. Actor and stand up comic Robin William took his own life, much to the shock of his millions of fans.
The star of much-loved movies such as Mrs Doubtfire, Good Will Hunting, Jumanji and Hook, suffered from Lewy Body Dementia, which can cause memory loss, depression, difficulty moving and hallucinations.
Referred to as “the funniest person of all time” he was unable to cope with his diagnosis and took his own life on August 11 at age 63. He left a wife and three children.
His daughter took to social media, on what would have been his 67th birthday, to talk about the heartache she experiences, especially at certain times of the year.
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Last July, as her father’s birthday got closer, his daughter Zelda shared a photo of them together with a message to his fans.
She talked about how overwhelming the love his fans have for him and how the loss is still very painful for her.
‘Moments full of memory’
“It’s that time of year again. Everyone who has dealt with loss knows the pain of certain anniversaries, moments full of memory that come round like clockwork and usurp all others, no matter how hard you may try to prepare for or avoid them,” she wrote.
“For all the internet’s good intentions in expressing to me their fondness for dad, it’s very overwhelming to have strangers need me to know how much they cared for him right now,” she added.
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Zelda talked about how she needed to retreat from society during such a painful reminder and how she couldn’t respond to the outpouring of love from his fans.
“Thank you for loving him,” she wrote. “Thank you for supporting him and his life’s work. Thank you for missing him. I do too.”
Charitable support
“If you’d like to do something in his honor, volunteer at your local homeless shelter, or look up how to make homeless aid backpacks. Give one in his name. He’d have loved that.”
Zelda also listed a number of organizations her father loved: Challenged Athletes Foundation, the Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, and the Reeve Foundation.
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“Mostly, try to spread some laughter and kindness around,” she said. “And creatively swear a lot. Everytime you do, somewhere out there in our vast weird universe, he’s giggling with you… or giving a particularly fat bumblebee its wings.”
“Miss you every day,” Zelda ended the message to her “Poppo.”
The 29-year-old is forging her own acting and writing career releasing her short movie Shrimp in 2018.
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At the Tribeca TV Festival she talked about the acting advice her late father gave her.
“It was always, you know, be kind, work very hard,” Zelda shared with ET .
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Please share to pay tribute to comedy legend Robin Williams.
Still so greatly missed. His kind heart and determination still lives on in his talented children.
