Paul Walker’s Father A Year After Actor’s Death: ‘I Miss Him More Now’

Paul Walker died two days after Thanksgiving and now almost a year later, his father, Paul Walker III, is still trying to heal from his oldest son’s tragic passing.

In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, Walker said that he still feels his son even though he’s no longer with him physically. “He’s not around anymore but I see him. He’s always looking at me. I just see his face.”

That said, his grief seems to come in waves. The Fast & Furious actor’s father admits that as time passes he misses his son even more. “They say the first year is the worst, but I miss him more now. It’s not getting any better for me.”

Thanksgiving is a holiday normally meant to celebrate with family in gratitude, but it will always be difficult for Paul Walker III. “I’m not looking forward to Thanksgiving. He died two days after that and I guess it’ll probably be that way until I’m with him. It’s a sad time. We’re a very close, loving family and Paul is a piece that’s missing now, that we’re always going to miss.”

Paul’s father also spoke with Mail Online in an exclusive interview, where he revealed that his famous son actually wanted to quit acting in order to focus on his 15-year-old daughter, who was living with him in Los Angeles a few years before his untimely death.

“He was so proud of her, she is incredibly intelligent and beautiful, and Paul wanted to be there for her as she grew up. In fact he would have swapped his Hollywood fame for the quiet life with Meadow. Paul wasn’t big on fame and preferred to live modestly.”

Walker, who had signed on to Agent 47 at the time, had confessed to his father that he had regrets about agreeing to the film because of the possibility that it would lead into a franchise and take him away from his daughter.

“It was already agreed that if it was successful there would be three further movies made. That was something he confessed to me he wished he hadn’t done because he wanted to be with Meadow,” said Walker Sr.

Paul Walker was a passenger in a 2005 Porsche Carrera GT when professional racer and friend Roger Rodas crashed into a light pole and two trees before catching on fire. The report stated that the speed of the car was the cause of death for both men.

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