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Zak Williams Honors Robin Williams’s 74th Birthday With Heartfelt Instagram Tribute

Through reflections on grief’s non-linear nature, he urged people to carry on Robin Williams’s legacy of compassion.

Zak Williams, left, poses with his father Robin Williams at the premiere of "Death to Smoochy" at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City on March 26, 2002.
Zachary Pym Williams and Robin Williams attend The Comedy Awards 2012 at Hammerstein Ballroom on April 28, 2012 in New York City.  (Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage)

Overview

  • Zak Williams described grief as non-linear, saying it “loops and echoes” as it softens and then crescendos in his heartfelt Instagram post.
  • He shared a throwback photo of his father and reflected on the emotional span of Father’s Day, Robin’s birthday, and the anniversary of his death.
  • He highlighted that Robin Williams’s true legacy was built on generosity and relentless kindness rather than fame.
  • He invoked his father’s 2014 suicide following a misdiagnosis of Parkinson’s disease and the later discovery of Lewy body dementia to underscore mental health awareness.
  • He offered solidarity to those grieving, reminding them they are part of “a passage of love and connection that never really ends.”