“The joy and inspiration you brought to the world carries on in your legacy,” he wrote.
(After Williams' death, he was diagnosed with diffuse Lewy body dementia, a neurodegenerative disorder.)
“Dad, seven years ago today you passed on,” Zak Williams tweeted Wednesday.
Robin Williams and Zak Williams.Jamie McCarthy/WireImage
You lived to bring laughter and to help others.
I will be celebrating your memory today.
Love you forever."
“Sending love out there today to all the folks navigating loss,” she wrote on Twitter.
We’re not alone."
Zelda and Zak Williams have both been active in promoting mental health awareness.
The essay details Williams' struggles as they tried to find a diagnosis for him prior to his death.
I will never know the true depth of his suffering, nor just how hard he was fighting.
