Kaitlin Olson just announced the death of her father, Donald Olson, in a heartfelt tribute.
On Monday, May 18, the 50-year-old American actress and comedian paid a moving tribute to her father on her Instagram following his death.
Kaitlin shared a carousel of photos with her late father and wrote a lengthy note, but did not reveal the details of her father’s death.
Calling him “my first love, my first protector and my forever favorite person,” she wrote, “Honestly, it feels a little gross to put this out on social media. It’s too vulnerable and too private. But nothing feels more wrong than just getting on with life as if the worst thing in the world hasn’t happened.”
“As if everything that matters didn’t just suddenly end. My father died. My first love, my first protector and my forever favorite person,” she said. High potential star added.
Kaitlin further revealed that Donald “fought so hard and for so long to stay with us.”
“I hate words right now. None are good enough to describe who he was. The happiest thing that happened to me in this life was having him as my father. Maybe the second was the gift of holding him on the way out. I love you, Dad. I will keep all my promises. Just like you,” she concluded.
It is pertinent to mention that in the last photo in the series, Kaitlin is holding her father’s hand on what appears to be a hospital bed.
