The 61-year-old media icon has faced consecutive tragedy and despite her soldiering on for a lengthened period of time, an additional weight has been added.
The legendary television host’s father has passed away at age 94. Her niece, Alex Finnie, announced the sad news in an Instagram post on Sunday. The death was announced through a montage of family photos and videos, uploaded online.
The video was captioned, ‘It is with an extremely heavy heart that I share — after 94 years of extraordinary love, strength, brilliance, and wisdom, my grandfather Thomas D. Williams has passed.’
The clip was soundtracked by the Stevie Wonder song As, and she used a lyric in the caption: ‘I’ll be loving you always ❤️.’
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Alex further mentioned details noting that he was, ‘a man of great intellect — an author, educator and keeper of historical facts.’
Wendy’s dad’s death comes after her mom Shirley Williams passed away in 2020 at age 85.
May his soul Rest in Peace.
