Malcolm-Jamal Warner\u2019s widow is coming forward to honor his legacy.<\/p>\n
On Friday, Tenisha Warner posted a photo from their wedding along with a heartfelt statement<\/a> on his verified social media account, writing, \u201cThank you for holding us in so much love during this tender time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTomorrow marks our anniversary \u2014 and my heart is wide open,\u201d she wrote. \u201cFor the first time, I\u2019m sharing a glimpse of the love that began it all.\u201d<\/p>\n Tenisha Warner \u2013 who had remained out of the spotlight previously \u2013 went on to write that she can \u201cstill hear my husband\u2019s laugh\u201d and \u201cstill feel the way he made room for every part of me \u2014 every tear, every dream.\u201d<\/p>\n In the bio section of Malcolm-Jamal Warner\u2019s Instagram page, a quote reads, \u201cI once was sad because I had no shoes until I met a man who had no feet,\u201d followed by the specification, \u201cProfile managed with love by his wife, Tenisha Warner.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThe Cosby Show\u201d star drowned in July <\/a>while on vacation with his family in Costa Rica. He was 54.<\/p>\n \u201cToday, in his honor, my daughter and I are launching River & Ember and officially opening The Warner Family Foundation,\u201d the caption on Friday\u2019s post further read. \u201cTogether we carry the legacy my husband and I began\u2014 one that nurtures children\u2019s inner light and gives young artists the freedom to create outside the lines.\u201d<\/p>\n In her statement, Tenisha Warner explained that River & Ember has come about due to both her experience as a doctor of psychology as well as her \u201cown journey with grief and love.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cMy husband believed deeply in tending not only to the inner light in children, but in ourselves,\u201d she wrote. \u201cThis company carries forward that belief – offering stories and rituals that honor the quiet power of connection between parent and child.\u201d<\/p>\n Malcolm-Jamal Warner was deeply private about his personal life and had never publicly identified the woman he married in 2017. He also did not share the name of their young daughter.<\/p>\n His wife ended the caption on the post writing, \u201cThis is love, still moving. Still making. Still carrying us forward.\u201d<\/p>\n For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com<\/a><\/p>\n