Exactly one year ago, on August 11, 2014, the world turned a little bit sadder when one of the most beloved actors in Hollywood took his own life at his California home, and Robin Williams' death became one of the biggest and most awful news of the year - one year later, tributes keep pouring in for the Oscar-winning actor.
The very sudden Robin Williams death took the world by surprise, even more so when it was discovered that the actor and comedian had actually taken his own life during a strong bout of depression - now, one year later, his TV daughter Sarah Michelle Gellar and his real-life one Zelda Williams remember Robin.
According to Entertainment Weekly, Gellar, who co-starred with the actor as his daughter in the short-lived comedy series "The Crazy Ones," couldn't help remembering Robin Williams' death one year after his tragic passing, going to Instagram to write a beautiful tribute to the actor by quoting a poem written by 19th century author Ralph Waldo Emerson that spoke enumerating qualities such as earning appreciation and respect to describe success, ending with "you succeeded RW."
UK's The Mirror reports that Robin Williams' death was understandably also in the mind of his daughter Zelda, as only a few weeks back the young star posted messages on her Twitter and Instagram accounts saying that she'd be taking a break from social media in the coming weeks to avoid comments about her father's death anniversary.
According to E! Online, Robin Williams' death has created consciousness about mental illness, as the actor and comedian struggled with bipolar disorder (as well as addiction) for the better part of his life, and his daughter Zelda has urged people through her Twitter account to take mental illness seriously and "end the stigma" surrounding it to better understand people suffering from these issues.
"...my dad openly fought depression his whole life, both in general and his own," wrote Zelda a few months after Robin Williams' death. "No matter what anyone says, it is a FIGHT. Fight on."
