Treat Williams’ daughter Ellie has said she keeps ‘forgetting that he’s not coming home’ in a heartbreaking tribute to her father one month after his death in a motorcycle accident.
The 25-year-old shared a grief-stricken message on Instagram alongside a series of adorable family photographs through the decades including many of her father laughing and playing with her as a young child.
In an emotional post shared with her following of more than 5,000 people, Ellie said she had ‘never experienced this kind of grief before’ and was struggling to find the words to pay tribute to her beloved father.
She is the only daughter of the 71-year-old Golden Globe nominated actor and his wife Pam Van Sant, and the couple also have a son, Gille, 31.
Treat Williams’ daughter Ellie has said she keeps ‘forgetting that he’s not coming home’ in a heartbreaking tribute to her father one month on from his death in a motorcycle accident
‘I have been home with my family in Vermont for a month now, but it feels like just yesterday that I frantically got on a plane home after I got that phone call,’ she wrote.
‘It feels like he’s just away filming. However, I keep forgetting that he’s not coming home this time.
‘This love is a once-in-a-lifetime love. A father’s incomprehensible love for his daughter, and a daughter’s boundless love and complete admiration for her father.
‘Dad, I love you more than words could ever describe. You have given me the best life imaginable, and I could not have ever dreamed of having a better father.
‘Thank you for loving me completely. I know you will walk with me by my side for eternity.’
Ellie shared the caption along with several photographs of her father throughout her childhood, starting with a touching image of herself as a youngster carefully shaving her grinning father’s stubble with a razor and foam.
Another image shows Williams smiling while wearing stage makeup behind the scenes of the 2001 Broadway production of Follies where he starred as Buddy, with a young Ellie on his lap.
The 25-year-old shared a grief-stricken message on Instagram alongside a series of adorable family photographs. Pictured: Williams with his arm around his daughter as they sit side by side laughing on a bench surrounded by greenery
In an emotional post shared with her following of more than 5,000 people, the only daughter of the 71-year-old Golden Globe nominated actor said she had ‘ never experienced this kind of grief before’ and was struggling to find the words to pay tribute to her beloved father
Many of the photographs show the father and daughter duo laughing together at various locations including holidays and birthday parties, while one also shows them with Pam and Gille, all four cuddled together on a couch.
Several more images were posted on Ellie’s Instagram story, including one of her parents beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris, with a caption describing them as ‘soulmates’.
This comes just two days after Ellie’s devastated mother Van Sant, 68, said she was ‘doing the best she can’ as she broke her silence on the tragedy in an exclusive interview with DailyMail.com.
Making her first comments since losing her husband in the fatal June 12 accident, Van Sant she wants to make her ‘beloved Treat’ proud by channeling what made him special — his compassion and desire to live each day to the fullest.
‘We’re doing as well as we can,’ she said, speaking from the home they shared together in the idyllic town of Manchester, Vermont, last week.
A Hollywood star famous for his roles in drama series Everwood and 1979 film Hair, Williams was best known locally for his down-to-earth hospitality and generosity.
On June 12, Williams was riding on Route 30 in Dorset, Vermont, when he was cut off by an oncoming SUV as it made a left turn into an auto shop parking lot.
In an earlier interview with DailyMail.com, one eyewitness said the driver, Ryan Koss, collided with the motorcycle, sending Williams flying off his bike.
The actor, who had been wearing a helmet, landed on the pavement a few feet from his motorcycle.
Ellie posted several more images on her Instagram story, including one of her parents – Treat and Pam Van Sant – beneath the Eiffel Tower in Paris, with a caption describing them as ‘soulmates’
Another image shows Williams smiling while wearing stage makeup behind the scenes of the 2001 Broadway production of Follies where he starred as Buddy, with a young Ellie on his lap
Ellie’s grief-stricken post came just two days after her devastated mother said she was ‘doing the best she can’ as she broke her silence on the tragedy in an interview with DailyMail.com
It was later revealed that the 35-year-old driver and Williams actually knew each other from the local Dorset Playhouse Theater, where Koss works and where Williams once performed the play American Buffalo in 2017.
As Williams’s family mourned the tragic loss, Koss himself was left despondent, according to neighbors.
Seeking to avoid attention, Koss left town after the crash, but he has since returned to the home he shares with his husband.
Reports released by Vermont State Police revealed that Williams didn’t stand a chance when Koss’s Honda cut across the northbound lane of the V-30 into his 1986 Honda VT700c motorcycle at around 4:53pm on June 12.
The police report states that ‘Williams was unable to avoid a collision and was thrown from his motorcycle.’ It also confirmed Koss was not intoxicated.
Williams, who was wearing a helmet, was conscious and alert while sprawled out on the pavement, answering questions from paramedics, the witness told DailyMail.com.
On June 12, Williams was riding on Route 30 in Dorset, Vermont, when he was cut off by an oncoming SUV as it made a left turn into an auto shop parking lot
Ellie’s outpouring of love for Williams on Instagram marks one month since his death, and many of the photographs shared showed the father-daughter duo laughing and being mischievious
The actor was rushed to the hospital with critical injuries before being pronounced dead.
The crash remains under investigation.
Police, who spent days gathering evidence and taking measurements at the scene, had yet to decide whether to ticket Koss or possibly charge him with a criminal offense such as reckless driving or manslaughter.
