Jennifer Garner mourns father William John Garner’s death: ‘There is so much to say about my dad…’

Actor Jennifer Garner took to social media to announce that her father, William Garner, passed away at the age of 85. She posted a series of photos and a video of them together in a Capital One credit card commercial on her verified Instagram account. She wrote, ‘My dad passed peacefully Saturday afternoon.’

‘We were with him, singing Amazing Grace as he left us (did we carry him across or scare him away— valid question.),’ she continued, in a moment of levity.

‘While there is no tragedy in the death of an 85 year old man who lived a healthy, wonderful life, I know grief is unavoidable, waiting around unexpected corners,’ she wrote.

The ‘Alias’ actor said she was feeling gratitude.

‘We are grateful for Dad’s gentle demeanor and quiet strength. For how he teased with a mischievous smile, and for the way he invented the role of all in, ever patient girl dad. We are grateful for his work ethic, leadership and faith,’ she wrote in the post, adding her family’s thanks ‘to the medical communities of Charleston Area Medical Center and City of Hope.’

‘There is so much to say about my dad— my sisters and I will never be done talking about how wonderful he was, so bear with us— but for today I share these memories with my appreciation for the kind and brilliant man, father, and grandfather he was, as well as the loving legacy he left behind,’ Garner wrote.

In January, Jennifer Garner celebrated her parents' 59th wedding anniversary with a post on Instagram. She wrote, ‘Happy 59th anniversary to my incredibly sweet and loving parents. Thank you, Mom and Dad, for giving my sisters and me such a secure, happy start to life.’

William John Garner worked as a chemical engineer for Union Carbide.

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