{"id":28382,"date":"2023-09-11T15:59:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:59:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=28382"},"modified":"2023-09-11T15:59:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-11T19:59:09","slug":"jimmy-buffetts-daughter-shares-touching-tribute-to-her-father","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2023\/09\/jimmy-buffetts-daughter-shares-touching-tribute-to-her-father.html","title":{"rendered":"Jimmy Buffett’s Daughter Shares Touching Tribute to Her Father"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Jimmy Buffett’s daughter, Sarah “Delaney” Buffett, shared an emotional tribute to her father on her Instagram page, sharing details about Buffett’s positive spirit in his final days. “I knew my dad my whole life but in his final days, I saw who he was: a man whose spirit could not be broken,” Delaney began in her post. The legendary singer passed suddenly on September 1st after battling Merkel Cell Skin Cancer over the past four years. “Despite the pain, he smiled everyday. He was kind when he had every excuse not to be. He told us not to be sad or scared, but to keep the party going. And as much as I’d like to use that as an excuse to drink myself into oblivion worthy of his literary heroes, I know it\u2019s not what he meant,” said Delaney. “My dad was the joy he sang about. He was the hardest working person I’ve ever seen. He was a great man and an even better dad to my brother, sister and me. He was generous with his friends and strangers alike. He had a deep admiration for the people he worked with, and he never took himself too seriously, which is probably what I loved most about him.”<\/p>\n

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