How Paul Walker’s Daughter Meadow Walker Honored Him on 11th Death Anniversary
Meadow Walker Says She Feels Dad Paul Walker’s Spirit Around
Paul Walker’s daughter is celebrating her late dad’s life by sharing fresh memories of their precious time together.
Meadow Walker posted a heartbreaking tribute to the Fast & Furious actor Nov. 30, the 11th anniversary of his death at age 40.
“11 years without you,” the 26-year-old, Paul’s only child, wrote on her Instagram. “I miss you everyday. I love you so much.”
Meadow, who had turned 15 just weeks before Paul died in a car crash in 2013, shared photos of her dad holding her when she was a baby.
She also posted a pic of him swimming with a pig in the ocean, a 2001 The Fast and the Furious promotional image showing him with costars Vin Diesel, Jordana Brewster and Johnny Strong, plus shots of herself from earlier this year on a studio backlot.
Meadow captioned her post, “Easter (1999), Pops in the Bahamas, in front of your old office on the universal lot (2024), fast (2001), goofballs.”
The model, whose mother is Paul’s ex Rebecca Soteros, has often honored her father on social media.
Meadow has also honored Paul by joining his costars to red carpet premieres of Fast & Furious films, most recently in 2023, at a screening of Fast X in Rome. In addition, the actor’s daughter made a cameo in the film, which marked her acting debut.
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“I am proud of the fact that she so beautifully wants to honor her father,”Ā Vin shared with E! News’ Chief CorrespondentĀ Keltie Knight at the Rome event. “As a father, we hope that our children will want to honor us in that way.”
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The actor shared what he believes Paul would think about Meadow’s performance in Fast X.
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“I think he’s smiling at not only her performance,” Vin began, “but at the fact that what him and I dreamed ofāwhich was taking a saga to a 10th chapterāand to feel this love, the cherry on top is the fact that is daughter is a cameo.”
Look back at Paul and Meadow’s family photos…
20 Years Later
Meadow Walker shared a text message between her and dad Paul Walker’s co-starĀ Vin Diesel, with Vin writing, “Where the brotherhood began” with prayer emojis.
The image showed Paul and Vin at an event for the first Fast & FuriousĀ film from 2001.
“20 years later,” Meadow captioned in June 2021 ahead of the F9Ā premiere.
Scrapbook Memories
Meadow simply captioned “miss you” to a series of throwback photos of her and dad Paul celebrating her birthday on May 22, 2021.Ā
Legends Only
“Legend. Miss you,” Meadow wrote in April 2021 under a screenshot of a text message showing her and a cartoon Vin together.Ā
Sleeping Beauties
The father-daughter duo took a nap together as Paul held Meadow in his arms.
“A silly day to remember in sadness,” Meadow captioned on Nov. 30, 2020, the seven-year anniversary of his fatal accident. “Today’s a celebration of the love and happiness you brought to the world. Here’s a photo of my best bud & I napping.”Ā
BFFs
Paul was a picture perfect father while holding a camera to capture daughter Meadow’s curtsy.
“Miss you so so much, best friend forever and ever,” Meadow wrote in October 2020.Ā
Twinning
“The moment I realized we are twins,” Meadow captioned a gorgeous photo of her and dad on Sept. 12, 2020. “Happy birthday to the most beautiful soul.”Ā
Family First
Meadow captioned a cute pic of her and Vin’s kids: “family forever.”
It’s clear Paul and Vin were more than justĀ Fast & Furious co-stars.Ā
“Happy Place”
The adorable father-daughter duo played together in a throwback photo. Meadow described the moment as her “happy place” in May 2020 Instagram post.
Surprise!
Meadow shared a never-before-seen video of her surprising dad Paul.Ā
“I never thought I’d share this. But it felt right,” Meadow wrote in April 2020. “Be good. I love you. Stay safe. xx”Ā
All Smiles
Paul grinned beside daughter in a sweet snapshot. “happy birthday to the loveliest soul I’ll ever know,” Meadow captioned the throwback pic on Sept. 12, 2019.Ā
Cheese!
A young Meadow flashed a big smile to the camera in this throwback photo she posted to Instagram in April 2015.
The then-16-year-old shared the pic shortly after attending Coachella, where she hung out with Fast and FuriousĀ friends Vin and Elsa Pataky.
Happy Kisses
Meadow shared this cute flashback photo to Instagram in memory of her unforgettable dad for Father’s Day 2015.
All the Love
Sharing this adorable pic with her proud daddy on his 41st birthday, Meadow wrote on Instagram, “Happy Birthday, I love you.”
Baby Doll
On the first anniversary of her dad’s tragic death, Meadow posted this touching tribute photo on Instagram, simply saying, “I love you.”
Blue Eyed Babes
“Reflecting on my father, I found myself reflecting on his passions,” wrote Meadow on her inaugural Instagram post for The Paul Walker Foundation on September 12, 2015. “His passion for the ocean, his passion for rescuing animals, his passion for helping people and his passion for spontaneous goodwill. I wanted to start this foundation because I want to share that piece of him with the world.”
Pool Time
Meadow posted this super cute pool pic to Instagram on July 20, 2016, to raise awareness for The Paul Walker Foundation and its mission to “do good.”
On the website, a quote by film producerĀ Brandon BirtellĀ about his close friendĀ isĀ featured on the main page: “Paul was the kind of person that valued and respected others. He would go out of his way to do the simplest things from stopping to open the door for others, making sure he looked someone in the eye when they were speaking, or help someone that clearly needed to be helped.”Ā
Flower Child
Paul’s daughter posted this throwback photo of the two dancing together on September 12, 2017. She encouraged her followers to do good, writing, “In honor of my dad’s birthday today, we’re challenging you to DO GOOD!”
Tongue’s Out!
Gleefully sticking out her tongue, little Meadow joked with her dad in this flashback photo.
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