Eric Dane\u2019s widow, Rebecca Gayheart, took to Instagram to celebrate their eldest daughter\u2019s sweet 16th birthday following the \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d star\u2019s death. <\/p>\n
\u201cHappy Sweet 16 to the sweetest girl \u2014 mommy loves you to the moon and back unconditionally forever and ever \ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96\ud83d\udc96,\u201d she wrote atop a throwback photo of Billie as a toddler. <\/p>\n
In the pic, Dane\u2019s daughter wore a huge smile, a large pink flower in her hair, and a denim jumper dress. She also clutched a pink ice cream cone. <\/p>\n
Another collection of pics showed Billie enjoying time with various family members<\/a>, including Gayheart, Dane, and Billie\u2019s younger sister, Georgia, with Fleetwood Mac\u2019s \u201cLandslide\u201d as a soundtrack. <\/p>\n Rebecca Gayheart shared a sweet 16th birthday tribute to daughter Billie, following Eric Dane\u2019s death. Rebecca Gayheart\/Instagram<\/p>\n Gayheart shared several throwback snaps of the family, including pics with Billie\u2019s younger sister, Georgia. Rebecca Gayheart\/Instagram<\/p>\n In a repost to Instagram Stories, Billie and Georgia smiled while riding around a pink and purple kid-sized Jeep. \u201cHappy birthday Billie,\u201d read the repost, along with the hashtag, \u201cThisisixteen.\u201d <\/p>\n The Noxema model\u2019s birthday tribute to her daughter comes just days after the death of the \u201cEuphoria\u201d actor. <\/p>\n Dane passed away after a battle with ALS<\/a> at the age of 53 on Feb. 19. <\/p>\n \u201cWith heavy hearts, we share that Eric Dane passed on Thursday afternoon following a courageous battle with ALS,\u201d the family told Page Six in a statement at the time. <\/p>\n Dane, seen here in a throwback photo with Billie, died on Feb. 19. Rebecca Gayheart\/Instagram<\/p>\n They \u201cGrey\u2019s Anatomy\u201d icon, seen here with Gayheart and their two daughters, revealed his diagnosis with ALS in April 2025. rebeccagayheartdane\/Instagram<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \u201cThroughout his journey with ALS, Eric became a passionate advocate for awareness and research, determined to make a difference for others facing the same fight.\u201d<\/p>\n On Monday, a death certificate obtained by People revealed that he died of respiratory failure with an underlying cause of Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. <\/p>\n Dane and Gayheart called off their divorce in March, prior to him revealing his diagnosis with the devastating condition in April 2024. The couple married in 2004 and welcomed Billie and Georgia<\/a>, 14 together. <\/p>\n Though the pair remained married, Dane dated both Priya Jain and Janelle Shirtcliff <\/a>as he battled ALS, while the \u201cJawbreaker\u201d actress has been linked to Peter Morton<\/a>. <\/p>\n Gayheart, seen here with Dane at a 2006 event, called off her divorce from the Euphoria actor amid his diagnosis. FilmMagic<\/p>\n In November, Gayheart \u2014 seen here with Billie in a throwback photo \u2014 shared why she withdrew her divorce papers. Rebecca Gayheart\/Instagram<\/p>\n Last November, Gayheart revealed why she withdrew her divorce filing<\/a> \u2014 which she originally filed in 2018<\/a> \u2014 amid his battle with ALS.<\/p>\n She shared during an interview on the \u201cBroad Ideas\u201d podcast that in doing so, she was teaching their daughters to show up for family \u201cwhen times are at their worst.\u201d <\/p>\n \u201cWe tell them, \u2018We show up for people no matter what. He is our family. He is your father,\u2019\u201d Gayheart said of her daughters during a podcast interview.<\/p>\n \u201cWe tell them, \u2018We show up for people no matter what. He is our family. He is your father,\u2019\u201d she said. Rebecca Gayheart\/Instagram<\/p>\n Dane posthumously shared his final words to Billie and Georgia in an episode of Netflix\u2019s \u201cFamous Last Words.\u201d He\u2019s seen here in Los Angeles in November. BACKGRID<\/p>\n She also shared that amid Dane\u2019s illness, she aimed to make sure their daughters felt \u201ctaken care of\u201d even as things became \u201chard and sad and bad\u201d for the family. <\/p>\n