{"id":34274,"date":"2024-04-12T14:17:42","date_gmt":"2024-04-12T18:17:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/?p=34274"},"modified":"2024-04-12T14:17:42","modified_gmt":"2024-04-12T18:17:42","slug":"jennifer-garner-shares-emotional-tribute-after-fathers-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/idolchatter\/2024\/04\/jennifer-garner-shares-emotional-tribute-after-fathers-death.html","title":{"rendered":"Jennifer Garner Shares Emotional Tribute After Father\u2019s Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34277\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34277\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/04\/Jennifer-Gardner.png\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-34277\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/87\/2024\/04\/Jennifer-Gardner-550x412.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"412\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34277\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">@jennifer.garner \/ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Jennifer Garner is mourning the death of her father, William, who &#8220;peacefully&#8221; passed at the age of 85. The actress took to Instagram to announce the news and share an emotional tribute. &#8220;My dad passed peacefully Saturday afternoon. We were with him, singing Amazing Grace as he left us (did we carry him across or scare him away\u2014 valid question.) 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For how he teased with a mischievous smile, and for the way he invented the role of all in, ever patient girl dad. We are grateful for his work ethic, leadership and faith.&#8221; She also expressed her gratitude for the medical professionals who cared for her father in his final months. \u201cYour care extended Dad\u2019s life and gave him time to be in his favorite spots\u2014 surrounded by daughters and grandchildren, cheering for his beloved Aggies, captaining a boat, and\u2014 most of all\u2014next to his wife of 59 years, our Mom,\u201d the actress added. \u201cThere is so much to say about my dad\u2014 my sisters and I will never be done talking about how wonderful he was, so bear with us\u2014 but for today I share these memories with my appreciation for the kind and brilliant man, father, and grandfather he was, as well as the loving legacy he left behind.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Garner grew up in West Virginia alongside her father, William, her mother, Patricia Ann, and her two sisters, Melissa and Susannah. In January, the actress shared a sweet tribute to her parents on their wedding anniversary. \u201cHappy 59th anniversary to my incredibly sweet and loving parents. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for giving my sisters and me such a secure, happy start to life,\u201d she pinned the sweet tribute.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jennifer Garner is mourning the death of her father, William, who &#8220;peacefully&#8221; passed at the age of 85. The actress took to Instagram to announce the news and share an emotional tribute. &#8220;My dad passed peacefully Saturday afternoon. 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