Robert Carradine‘s daughter Ever Carradine has posted a message after her father’s tragic passing.
The Lizzie McGuire and Revenge of the Nerds star died on Monday (February 23) at the age of 71. Ever shared her statement shortly after the public announcement.
“My dad died today. My sweet, funny dad, who’s only 20 years older than I am, who never missed an opportunity to drive me to the airport or tell me how much he loved my homemade salad dressing, is gone,” she began. “If you knew my dad, you know he’s the guy that’s always there. Invite him to dinner? He’s in. Kid’s Little League game in Simi Valley, just tell him what time. Red eye flight and need a ride home from the airport, just text him your column number after you get your bags.”
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Ever continued, “Growing up in the 70s and 80 with a single dad in Laurel Canyon is not exactly the recipe for a grounded childhood, but somehow mine was. Whenever anyone asks me how I turned out so normal, I always tell them it’s because of my dad. I knew my dad loved me, I knew it deep in my bones, and I always knew he had my back.”
She says it’s because they “basically grew up together,” with just a 20-year difference between their ages.
While Ever explains she “never ever thought of him as a sibling,” she did think of him as a “partner.”
“We were in it together. I never wanted to let him down, and I wanted him to trust that I had his back the same way that he had mine,” she wrote. “I learned a lot from my dad — never put a horse away wet, don’t let hose water dry on your car, change your own wiper blades and never wave a forced call.”
He also taught her “what a waste of time it is to hold a grudge.”
The Handmaid’s Tale actress said Robert “was a lover, not a fighter.”
“He was all heart, and in a world so full of conflict and division, I think we can all take a page out of his book today, open our hearts and feel and share the love. I have a thousand stories and I’m being flooded with memories — so if you see me, please ask me about my dad, Bobby Carradine, who made me who I am. Rest easy, dad. I love you the most,” she concluded.
Robert‘s brother Keith Carradine has also released a statement.