(Ap– June 2, 1996) was an American actor, comedian and game show host.Ĭombs began his professional career in the late 1970s. We'll just have to work twice as hard to fill it back up again.Raymond Neil Combs Jr. "Dad was, is and always will be one of the kindest, most generous, gentlest souls I've ever known, and while there are few things I know for certain right now, one of them is that not just my world, but the entire world is forever a little darker, less colorful and less full of laughter in his absence. "To those he touched who are sending kind words, know that one of his favorite things in the world was to make you all laugh," Zelda said. The Williams family expressed gratitude for the outpouring of support from the public and the expressions of sympathy. "My favorite movie was 'Jumanji,' " Brandon said. The stream of mourners included several children, who in many ways might be the most affected by the death of an actor who welcomed trick-or-treaters on Halloween and was beloved for youthful antics and quirky movie characters.Ī somber Brandon Antonio, 13, dropped off flowers after being driven to the home by his father. Outside the Tiburon home, dozens of television crews gathered Tuesday, including from stations in Brazil, Japan, Norway and England. Williams' ex-wife, Marsha Garces Williams, the mother of Zelda and Cody, said she has been comforting her children "as we attempt to grapple with celebrating the man we love, while dealing with this immeasurable loss." "I will miss him and take him with me everywhere I go for the rest of my life, and will look forward, forever, to the moment when I get to see him again." "The world will never be the same without him," he said. It doesn't help the pain, but at least it's a burden countless others now know we carry." 'Never be the same'Ĭody Williams said there are "no words strong enough to describe the love and respect I have for my father." He expressed hope that he would see him in the afterlife. "While I'll never, ever understand how he could be loved so deeply and not find it in his heart to stay, there's minor comfort in knowing our grief and loss, in some small way, is shared with millions. "He was always warm, even in his darkest moments," she said. Williams' children did not mention their father's depression or his struggles with chemical dependency, but Zelda made reference to dark times and an inability to find peace. The cause of death was "asphyxia due to hanging," according to preliminary results of an autopsy. Investigators found superficial cuts on the inside of Williams' left wrist, and recovered a pocketknife with its blade closed and what looked like dried blood on it, Boyd said. Forensic scientists say it takes three or four hours for rigor mortis to begin after death. Williams was "cold to the touch," Boyd said, and rigor mortis had set in. "His right shoulder area was touching the door, with his body perpendicular to the door and slightly suspended." The assistant eventually managed to open the door and found Williams clothed, in a seated position and "with a belt secured around his neck, with the other end of the belt wedged between the clothes closet door and the door frame," Boyd said. Monday, Boyd said, after Williams failed to answer knocks at his door. His personal assistant became concerned about 11:45 a.m. Sunday when his wife, Susan Schneider, went to bed. The grim detailsīoyd said Williams was last seen alive at 10:30 p.m. Keith Boyd, the assistant chief deputy coroner, said there was no evidence of foul play in the death of the 63-year-old performer who was beloved for his rat-a-tat delivery and warm personality, but who had struggled with cocaine and alcohol addiction and severe depression.
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