Keisha Nash and True Whitaker.Photo:True Whitaker/Instagram
True Whitaker/Instagram
Forest Whitaker’s daughter True is remembering her mother, Keisha Nash, following herdeathon Thursday.
The 25-year-old penned a touching tribute alongside individual photos of her mother. “The funniest, brightest and most beautiful in the entire universe," she wrote onInstagram. “I love you mom and nothing will ever change that.”
“I already feel you in my heart, your power, your glow, your fierceness,” True continued. “It’s going to be hard to navigate this world without you physically, although you’re now my most powerful angel, I know you’ll guide me through this life.”
“I miss everything about you, I miss the laughter," True wrote. “Thank you for being you. Thank you for Everything.”
“My butterfly, my lady bug, my mom,” True concluded. “I love you 🖤.”
Keisha Nash and True and Sonnet Whitaker.True Whitaker/Instagram
True confirmed her mother’s death in anInstagram Storyshared Thursday.
Keisha Nash and True Whitaker.True Whitaker/Instagram
True also shared a photo of her mother with lyrics from soul singer Donny Hathaway’s song “A Song for You” playing over the picture.
True Whitaker shares new tribute to her mom.True Whitaker/Instagram
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A representative for Forest Whitaker did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment Thursday.
Forest and Nash first met on the set of the 1994 filmBlown Awayafter she was cast to play Whitaker’s character’s girlfriend, perCBS News. Whitaker proposed the following year and the couple married in 1996 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. The former couple share two daughters, True and Sonnet Noel, 27.
In addition to True and Sonnet, Keisha has an older daughter named Autumn, 32, and Forest also has an older son named Ocean, 33, both from previous relationships.
source: people.com
