‘such a hole in our family’

Treat Williams’ household is “grappling” with the sudden and tragic lack of their husband and father.

Pam Williams and the couple’s two kids, Gill and Ellie Williams, informed People journal that they’re nonetheless working by means of the lack of Treat. The “Blue Bloods” actor died following a vehicular accident in Dorset, Vermont in June. He was 71.

“I think because of the suddenness of it, there was absolutely no preparation, so I’m still grappling with the fact that it happened and that he’s really gone,” Pam informed the outlet. “It just feels like such a hole in our family and the fabric of the world. The whole atmosphere feels different.”

Treat Williams household: Pam, Ellie and Gill, honored the actor after his sudden dying in June. (Treat Williams/Instagram/Getty Images)

Pam and Treat first met whereas she was a waitress on the now-closed Texarkana in New York City in 1987. 

“He was completely smitten with me and asked me to marry him two weeks later,” Pam shared. “It was a magical meeting, meant to be.”

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The couple wed in 1988 and welcomed their first baby, Gill, 4 years later in 1992, and their daughter, Ellie, in 1998. The household resided in Vermont.

Treat Williams’ spouse, Pam Van Sant, wed in 1988. (Jeffrey Mayer)

Both Ellie and Gill credit score their late father for his or her pursuits in the humanities. Ellie is at the moment pursuing an performing profession in Los Angeles, and Gill is a musician, per the outlet.

“He helped me become confident with my talents. I was kind of a shy singer for a long time, and he’d come over and be like, ‘I can’t hear you,'” Gill mentioned.

Ellie shared her fond reminiscences of the second she knew she wished to develop as much as be like her father.

“When I was four, I started going to set with my dad on ‘Everwood,’ and I fell in love with the craft,” she mentioned. “You create a wonderful close-knit group of people, a family and wonderful friendships. It’s a beautiful thing.”

Treat Williams and Pam have two kids: Gill and Ellie Williams. (Bobby Bank/WireImage)

Gill shared a glimpse into Treat’s character, off-screen.

“He was such a goofball, and he was such a kid at heart,” he mentioned.

Ellie chimed in, “He’s that guy, that dad that’s with you in public or in a store or some-thing, who starts dancing, looks at you and stares into your soul. He’s like, ‘What? Am I embarrassing you? Will you not dance with me?'”

Outside of Treat’s performing profession, the “Everwood” star was a pilot and loved flying helicopters, single and twin-engine planes, per People journal.

“Blue Bloods” actor Treat Williams instantly died in June. (Lars Niki/Getty Images for The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences)

Sometimes his family and friends joined his rides. 

“He felt like he didn’t have a lot of control all the time in the rest of his life, but he felt like he was in total control up there,” Ellie informed the outlet. “That was the one place where he could just feel free.”

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The Williams’ household described Treat as a giver. They informed the outlet that he typically auctioned free flights for charity, donated cash to a resident whose home burned down and sometimes took a close by motel proprietor who was battling most cancers out for lunch.

Pam defined, “So many people have come up to me with things. ‘Oh, he helped me with this,’ or ‘He took me flying.”

Treat Williams was a pilot. (Treat Williams/Instagram)

Treat Williams would take his spouse, Pam, on airplane rides. (Treat Williams/Instagram)

Now, the household retains Treat’s spirit alive by re-watching a few of his previous work.

“He’s left behind this beautiful legacy. That’s something you’re very lucky to have if your parent is an artist, especially when they’re as prolific as him, because you get to, in many ways, still be with them through that,” Gill mentioned. “Even if it’s a character, his heart and his soul are actually present in all of his work.” 

For Ellie, it has continued to be a wrestle for her to grasp that her father will not be round to see her future unfold.

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“Not having him there for major future events — him seeing me grow as a person, get a career, walking me down the aisle, having a husband and children — is really, really hard,” she mentioned. “But every day is a new day, and I’m trying to live as fully as possible for him.”

Treat Williams was concerned in a vehicular accident in Vermont. He was 71 on the time of his dying. (John Paul Filo/CBS by way of Getty Images)

As for Pam, she is continuous to work by means of her feelings and shifting ahead with life whereas persevering with to honor her husband of 35 years.

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“You’re carrying on with life and enjoying all the beauty,” Pam shared. “I know he would want us to just really celebrate and enjoy everything, so we’re doing the best we can with that.”