Almost a year after Paul Walker’s death, his family is still struggling to heal from the tragic loss. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the grieving father, Paul Walker III, opened up publicly for the first time about his son’s passing. “Well, I’m not looking forward to Thanksgiving,” he said. “He died two days after that and I guess it’ll probably be that way until I’m with him. It’s a sad time. We’re a very close, loving family and Paul is a piece that’s missing now, that we’re always going to miss.” He added, ”We’re very much in shock. I’m missing him more now, the last month. It’s not getting any better for me.”
On November 30, 2013, Paul Walker and his friend Roger Rodas, drove away from a fundraising event for Paul’s charity Reach Out Worldwide, with Rodas behind the wheel. Shortly thereafter, the car crashed into a concrete lamp post. Medical examiners have stated that it appears both Paul and Roger died on impact. Paul Walker III shared his memories of when he first heard about the accident.”I kept getting calls. My brother says, ‘Paul has been killed.’ And I’m thinking somebody’s got it wrong,” Walker revealed. “He says, ‘You need to get over to the house, everybody’s there.’ My feet wouldn’t move.”
Paul Walker’s father revealed that he often returns to the scene of the fatal collision, and takes comfort in reading the memorials and notes of love and condolences from his son’s fans. “One little girl was there, and she goes, ‘Are you Paul’s dad?’ Can I give you a hug?'” he said. The late actor’s father also shared a warm final memory of his son.”The last time I saw him, he gave me a kiss on the cheek, I gave him one. I tell him I loved him,” Paul Walker III shared. “It’s a great memory.”
Paul Walker IV was an American actor who began his early career guest-starring in several television shows such as The Young and the Restless and Touched by an Angel. He gained international fame for playing Brian O’Conner, one of the lead protagonists in the street racing action The Fast and the Furious movie franchise. Paul Walker III joins his late son’s Furious 7 fellow cast members Vin Diesel and Jordana Brewster, and Paul’s siblings Cody and Caleb—who helped finish their brother’s scenes in the film—in going public with touching tributes. Walker’s final film, Furious 7, hits theaters April 3, 2015, according to Whosay.com.