Zak Williams has opened up about the touching moments he witnessed as his late father, Robin Williams, helped strangers.
While having a conversation with People magazine at the 12th Annual Bring Change to Mind Revels & Revelations gala, the late actor’s older son shared that his father’s love for helping people, including strangers he met on the street, was “true kindness.”
Calling to mind, Zak revealed, “When I was a little kid and we’d be walking in San Francisco, where I grew up, he would stop, talk to someone on the street—a homeless person—and say, ‘Hey boss, what can I do for you?’ And we’d see him get meals, food, money.” (sic)
Shedding light on his father’s kindness was moving and inspiring; he explained, “He cared deeply about people in need, and I think for me, he opened my eyes to really what kindness was all about.”
Following Robin’s death at 63 in 2014, Zak, along with his siblings Zelda and Cody, has stepped forward to continue his dad’s mission of helping others.
“It was deeply important to him to help improve the human condition, and that extends beyond helping people laugh and learn about themselves,” Zak mentioned.
Zak continued, “It also related to how he could actually support organizations materially by helping raise funds and awareness for organizations like the Challenged Athletes Foundation, the [Christopher & Dana Reeve] Foundation and St. Jude’s, among many others.”
The children of Patch Adams star are proud to continue the “extremely important” work that meant a lot to him, as his son remarked, “We see it as a natural extension of what he would want, which is helping bring healing and helping develop resilience for folks, especially young people. He loved kids.”
“And as a family, we feel it’s a natural way to honour his legacy,” Zak concluded by saying.
