Treat Williams’ Daughter Ellie Says She’s ‘Absolutely Shattered’ After Actor’s Fatal Motorcycle Accident
16.06.2023 - 02:54
/ usmagazine.com
Treat Williams’ daughter, Elinor Williams, has broken her silence after her father’s unexpected death at the age of 71.
“This is a pain I have never felt. I am absolutely shattered,” Ellie, 25, wrote via her Instagram Story on Tuesday, June 13, sharing a throwback photo of the late Everwood alum and a second snap of a jacket with his name embroidered on it. “Thank you to everyone who has sent messages and kept our family in your hearts during this terrible heartbreak.”
Us Weekly confirmed several hours earlier that Treat had passed away following his involvement in a motorcycle accident in Vermont, where he resided with his family.
“He was killed this afternoon. He was making a left or a right [and] a car cut him off,” the Christmas House actor’ rep, Barry McPherson, told Us Weekly in a statement at the time. “I’m just devastated. He was the nicest guy. He was so talented.”
McPherson continued: “He was an actor’s actor. Filmmakers loved him. He’s been the heart of Hollywood since the late 1970s. He was really proud of his performance this year. He’s been so happy with the work that I got him. He’s had a balanced career.”
Treat is survived by his wife, Pam Van Sant, and their two children: Gill, 31, and Elinor “Ellie.”
Ellie shared a second social media tribute on Wednesday, June 14, in her father’s honor. “We’re home, Dad,” she wrote via her Instagram Story, referring to the Williams’ family compound in Vermont.
The late Chesapeake Shores alumfirst started traveling to Vermont during family vacations when he was growing up.
“I bought the house that we’re in 35 years ago. I’ve always had an enormous love for Vermont, both in winter and summer,” Treat previously gushed to Vermont magazine in 2021. “There was something incredibly