The actress Jennifer Garner He is going through one of the most difficult moments of his life. Last Saturday his father, William John Garner, passed awaywith whom he had an excellent relationship.
The performer, who gained international fame for playing Agent Sydney Bristow in the television series Aliasproduced by the ABC network, she seemed dismayed on his social networks, although he did not fail to remember some moments of happiness with his father, who had already turned 85 years old.
“We were with him, singing ‘Amazing Grace’ when he left us (should we carry him or scare him? Valid question),” the actress said on her Instagram account. Instagram demonstrating that there was also a place for humor within the mourning that overwhelms her.
In that same post, the Ben Affleck’s ex-wife clarified, with common sense, that “although there is no tragedy in the death of an 85-year-old man, who lived a healthy and wonderful life, He knows that “pain is inevitable” and he is also “hoping to find it” in the most unexpected corners..
Garner He always felt great admiration for his father and his way of understanding life. In fact, he was the one who supported and encouraged her daughter’s vocational path into the world of art, allowing her to graduate from schools like the George Washington High School, where he studied saxophone. From a very young age, and for nine years, she was also a dedicated ballet student, a discipline that she abandoned to study chemical engineering, something that was not in her true desires. It was her father who encouraged her to follow her path and motivated her to enter a career in performing arts.
“We are grateful for Dad’s kind demeanor and quiet strength. For how he joked with a mischievous smile and for the way he invented the role of a girl’s dad, always patient. “We are grateful for his work ethic, leadership and faith,” said the actress before thanking the professionals of the Charleston Area Medical Center y City of Hope.
He also remembered the 59-year marriage carried out by his father and mother and the “legacy of love” he left for his sisters.
The actress, winner of a Golden Globe and that has its star in the Hollywood walk of fame, He received condolences from several figures, including actresses Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Anistonwho wished her “lots of love” for her and her family. He was also close to Garner, his ex-partner Ben Affleckwith whom he has three children and from whom he has been separated since 2018, although they maintain a very close bond.
On her social networks, the film’s actress Daredevilwhere he met Affleckreceived the condolences of thousands of followers, who regretted the departure of William John Garner, who used to be very nice when a fan of his daughter identified him. “He was a father proud of my fame,” once confessed the actress, who plans to release the superhero film this year. Deadpool & Wolverine.
The teaching they left him
Last week, Garner gave an interview to People magazine and in it she talked about her role as a mother, but also about how she saw the influence of his parents on his way of raising: “I have a hard time not telling them: ‘This is how I see you’ and ‘I think you should do this or that.’” “I really have to bite my lip not to do it,” he had expressed.
And then she had pointed out that her parents experienced the same sensation while raising her: “And I am surprised that they were able to let me be because it is something very difficult.”
“Violet, Seraphina and Samuel are three solid little people. I’m just observing them in this new phase of life in which they are discovering who they will be and what they are going to study. And I’m very interested in them. “I am interested all the time in what happens to them,” she said.