{"id":161735,"date":"2025-12-01T03:55:08","date_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/161735\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T03:55:08","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T03:55:08","slug":"fast-furious-star-paul-walkers-daughter-pays-tribute-to-her-dad-12-years-after-his-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/161735\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cFast & Furious \u201dstar Paul Walker’s daughter pays tribute to her dad 12 years after his death"},"content":{"rendered":"

Paul Walker<\/a>‘s daughter is paying tribute to her beloved dad.<\/p>\n

On Sunday, 12 years to the day after the car accident that claimed the Fast & Furious franchise star’s life, the model and philanthropist shared a series of images accompanied by a touching caption on her Instagram<\/a> to commemorate his life.<\/p>\n

“12 years without you\u2026 I love you forever,” Meadow wrote, over a series of three pictures depicting Paul kneeling before a toddler-aged Meadow, who sits on a counter looking at her dad with a smile. In the pictures, Paul holds a plate with up to his daughter containing a dessert festooned with candles, which she considers before giving her dad a peck on the lips.<\/p>\n

Walker’s sudden and tragic passing rocked Hollywood in 2013.<\/p>\n

The actor was riding in the passenger seat of a vehicle when the driver, racing pro Roger Rodas, lost control of Walker’s Porsche Carrera GT and struck a concrete lamp post in Santa Clarita, Calif. The car caught fire upon impact, and both men were pronounced dead when authorities arrived on the scene.<\/p>\n

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Paul had Meadow Rain Walker 15 years before with childhood sweetheart Rebecca Soteros. Though Walker and Soteros never married, the pair co-parented Meadow until the actor’s untimely death.<\/p>\n

“Every day I pick her up from school, and we go out on a longboard,” Walker told PEOPLE<\/a> in 2006. “She’s the best partner I’ve ever had.”<\/p>\n

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Paul Walker in Germany in 2011<\/p>\n

Meadow has paid tribute to her late father on the anniversary of his death in the past, taking the occasion in 2021 to fundraise for various charities that held a special place in Paul’s heart during his lifetime, including Toys for Tots.<\/p>\n

“To honor my dad’s legacy, we hope you’ll join us to Do Good,” she wrote on Instagram<\/a> at the time. “From building schools, to advocating for ocean conservancy, to our annual scholarship, affecting positive change is at the heart of everything we do. We love and appreciate you.”<\/p>\n

Meadow’s call to give back was not a one-off, either. Through the Paul Walker Foundation<\/a> that Meadow established 2015, she has helped keep his giving spirit alive by supporting initiatives benefitting wildlife conservation and ocean protection, and awarding an annual scholarship benefitting a student aspiring to dedicate their lives to such disciplines.<\/p>\n

Read the original article on Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n