Treat Williams’s daughterEllieis grieving the loss of her father following hisunexpected death.
On Tuesday, the 24-year-old shared an emotional tribute to the late actor, who died Monday following a motorcycle accident.
Alongside a throwback photo of her parents, she wrote, “This is a pain I have never felt. I am absolutely shattered.”
“Thank you to everyone who has sent messages and kept our family in your hearts during this terrible heartbreak,” she continued.
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She also shared a photo of a jacket monogrammed with her father’s name and snapshot of thefamily’s backyard in Vermont. She captioned the picture, “We’re home, Dad.”
PEOPLE confirmed that theEverwoodalumdiedon Monday at age 71. He had been involved in amotorcycle accidentin Vermont, where he collided with a car near Dorset. Police have since confirmedthe investigation into the crash is ongoing.
According to the lateHairstar, his role as a father in Hallmark’sChesapeake Shoreswas reminiscent of his family life in Vermont.
“Every year we have a Christmas tractor parade where everybody does up their tractor like a Christmas tree and drives the tractors down Main St. Oh it’s wonderful,” he toldSouthern Livingin 2020 of his town’s holiday festivities.
Though he admitted to never having attended the event due to filming conflicts, Williams always made sure to keep up with his family’s annual Christmas tree-chopping tradition.
“We go to a little, wonderful, vegetable market stand,” he said, noting how his daughter was helmed with the task of picking out the family’s tree. “And then my son and I, we put it up. All the decorations come out into the living room, bottle of wine gets set down on the table and we always put on the exact same album. It’sFrank Sinatra’sJolly Christmas.”
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And while his busy filming schedule often kept him away from home, Williams took advantage of quality family time when he had an extended break amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
“My daughter is up at UVM, and my son’s living with us,” he toldSmashing Interviews Magazinein 2020. “I think being on an old farm with land and able to get out and about every day makes it a lot easier than my friends in New York City. So I feel very blessed that we’re in an environment that I love.”
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