Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones at the Los Angeles series premiere of “Blindspotting” at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery in Los Angeles on June 13, 2021.Photo:Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty
Chris Delmas/AFP via Getty
Jasmine Cephas Jonesis mourning the loss of her fatherRon Cephas Jones.
TheHamiltonactress, 34, admitted she’s had trouble accepting the fact her father is gone afterhe died earlier this month.
“Grief,” she captioned a post that highlighted her favorite moments with the lateThis Is Usactor onInstagram. “This one is a battle. I keep looking at my phone wanting to call you and wanting to hear your voice. You listened… you REALLY listened to me.”
Jasmine continued, “You valued my opinion and you never judged me. We all know you were a great actor but my god you were a damn good father.”
Ron Cephas Jones and Jasmine Cephas Jones.Jasmine Cephas Jones/Instagram
Jasmine Cephas Jones/Instagram
TheBlindspottingstar explained that the “best gift” she’s ever received from the Emmy winner “as a father was giving me a safe space to just be me.” She shared that he was never “afraid of my womanhood and all the pain and awkwardness and social anxiety and tough burdens that society can put on us.”
“There’s so much so say, but I don’t have many words,” she concluded. “I just love you so much. I miss you beyond words. I still feel you here with me and I will carry you in my heart forever. Your Bird. 🤍🕊️.”
On Aug. 19, a representative for Ronconfirmed his deathto PEOPLE. He was 66.
“Beloved and award-winning actor Ron Cephas Jones has passed away at the age of 66 due to a long-standing pulmonary issue,” they wrote in a statement.
Shortly after the news, Jasmine posted asimple black-and-white photowith her father the next morning on her Instagram Story. The photo featured the actress resting her head on her father’s shoulder and looking up toward him.
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Her mother, Kim Lesley, followed with her own memorial and posted a vibrant image that showed her walking with the late actor, who could be seen joyously laughing with his right arm wrapped around her as she smiled warmly.
“Beloved Ron,” she wrote on top of the photo on her Instagram Story, adding an orange heart emoji and her pet name for him.
source: people.com
