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Robin Williams’ children pay emotional tribute to late star on eighth anniversary of his death-Alistair McGeorge-Entertainment – Metro
The Mrs Doubtfire star died on August 11, 2014.
Robin Williams died aged 63 in 2014 (Picture: Stacie McChesney/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images)
Robin Williams’ children have paid emotional tributes to the late actor eight years after his death.
The comedian took his own life at the age of 63 on August 11, 2014, and doctors later discovered following his autopsy he had been unknowingly living with Lewy Body Disease, which is a form of progressive dementia.
On Thursday, his son Zak Williams, 39, shared a throwback photo of his late dad and hailed his joy and kindness while jokingly referencing to him as a ‘wonderful, hairy man’.
He tweeted: ‘Dad, on the eighth anniversary of your passing, I’m remembering how incredibly kind and joyful you were.
‘I deeply miss you you wonderful, hairy man and will be celebrating your life today. Love you so so much!’
Meanwhile, the late Mrs. Doubtfire star’s daughter Zelda Williams shared a quote from writer Haruki Murakami on the social media platform.
The message read: ‘And once the storm is over, you won’t remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You won’t even be sure, whether the storm is really over.
‘But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you won’t be the same person who walked in.’
In another tweet, the 33-year-old filmmaker shared ‘a thread of suicide prevention resources’ and encouraged her followers to ‘add any others you know of that may be helpful to others’.
She continued: ‘I don’t ask for much, but if I may, be gentle to your hearts today. I know I’m trying.’
Last year, Zelda also shared a quote from Murakami in memory of her dad, and posted at the time: ‘Sometimes when I look at you, I feel I’m gazing at a distant star.
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‘It’s dazzling, but the light is from tens of thousands of years ago. Maybe the star doesn’t even exist any more. Yet sometimes that light seems more real to me than anything.’
Robin also had 30-year-old son Cody Alan Williams.
Before what would have been the actor’s 70th birthday last summer, Zak revealed the way the Oscar-winner – who delighted film fans in movies like Mrs Doubtfire, Dead Poets Society and Good Will Hunting – was ‘frustrated’ after being misdiagnosed with Parkinson’s.
Sitting down with Max Lugavere for his podcast The Genius Life, he said: ‘There was a focus issue that frustrated him, there were issues associated with how he felt and also from a neurological perspective he didn’t feel great. He was very uncomfortable.’
He added: ‘I couldn’t help but feel beyond empathy. I couldn’t help but feel frustrated for him. It can be really isolating even when you’re with family and loved ones.’
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