The actress Abigail Breslin, who was nominated for an Oscar for her work in the movie Little Miss Sunshine when she was only 10 years-old, has just revealed that her father has passed away following a battle with COVID-19.
“My daddy…Oh wow. Hard to write this. Harder than I thought. I’m in shock and devastation,” she wrote in an Instagram post. “At 6:32 PM EST, my sweet, perfect, amazing, heroic, wonderful dada passed away after my family and I said goodbye.”
“It was COVID-19 that cut my sweet daddy’s life too short. I appreciate more than you know, the love and support my family and I have received,” Breslin added. “Mostly I want to remember my dad for who he was. My dad was a hilarious, boisterous, tenacious, rebellious, intelligent, sweet, incredible human being. He loved life. He loved his family. He loved the simple things…”
She went on to list out some of the things he loved.
“He loved a cup of coffee(black, heated up for 66 seconds),” Breslin wrote. “He LOVED a good Knish (but ONLY in the winter).
He loved BBQ’ing (and while we loved brown mustard he only wanted French’s Yellow). He loved Bryeyer’s ice cream (strawberry, vanilla and chocolate NEO style). He loved doowop songs, specifically, “I Wonder Why” by Dion & The Belmonts and “Under The Boardwalk” by The Drifters.”
“He loved dogs and cats and all animals and he especially loved hearing funny stories about my pets in particular. He’s always say, “abba dabba you’ve got that animal lover in you just like me,” she added. “He loved taking pictures and flying planes and good dinners and music from the 50’s and 60’s and good couches and Kenyan mountain coffee and funny YouTube videos and email threads and weird poems and politics and he loved me and he loved my brothers and he loved my mom.’
“And we loved him. And we always will. I miss you daddy. I can’t wait to see you again. I won’t ever, ever, ever forget you,” Breslin concluded. “To the moon and back dada…Love, yours forever, Abs.”
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Breslin’s brother Spencer also took to Instagram to pay tribute to their father.
“How do you say goodbye to your father? I’m not sure, but I love this photo,” he wrote. “I love this man that helped bring me into this world and raised me and loved my mother and my two amazing siblings. Death is the one thing we all have in common, but never expect. Love you, Dad. Forever and ever. Mike Breslin 5/14/1942-2/26/2021.”
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