Molly Sims shared heartbreaking news on Instagram Sunday night.
His father, Jim Sims, also known as Big Daddy, passed away suddenly but peacefully.
The 51-year-old shared a lengthy post and 10 photos as a tribute to her father and explained why she has been absent from social media.
‘Big Daddy passed away suddenly but on his own terms, just as he lived his life. I’m heartbroken,” wrote Molly, who reflected on how different her summers are now compared to when she was young.
‘Over the last week, I know I have been lazy and downright absent in my daily posts. The truth is that I have been dealing with what every child fears: the loss of a parent. Even more so, the loss of our last living father,” his post began.
Molly Sims shared a heartbreaking update on Instagram Sunday night. His father, Jim Sims, also known as Big Daddy, passed away suddenly but peacefully.
Molly went on to say that she is in a new place where she can’t pick up the phone to receive wisdom from her parents.
She continued, “That in-between place of no longer having a dad to call when we just need our dads and realizing that now we’re really going to rely on the people they raised and the values they instilled in us to guide us.”
The photo carousel contained recent photos of his father enjoying time on a boat, spending time with his children Brooks, 11, Scarlett, nine, and Grey, seven, and included photos of his parents with their children along of the years.
‘There are songs written about the love between a father and a daughter and, although they are always complex, no one defended or supported me more and made me a dream chaser than him.
‘If you knew Big Daddy, you knew him, yes, as a husband and father, but also as a true businessman who was built from the ground up. “He never took no for an answer, he never gave up and he also loved a good game of golf,” he recalls.
He worked hard to give Todd and I everything we could ever want, but he also inspired us to always work hard and believe in ourselves, which may sound cliché, but I know that’s why we are where we are and have achieved what we have. , and “No one was prouder of us,” he gushed.
The love Molly has for her father was clear in the photos, as was his love for her and her grandchildren.
The former House of Style host, 51, shared a lengthy post and 10 photos as a tribute to her beloved father and explained why she has been absent from social media.
‘Big Daddy passed away suddenly but on his own terms, just as he lived his life. My heart is broken,’ Molly wrote.
‘Over the last week, I know I have been lazy and downright absent in my daily posts. The truth is that I have been dealing with what every child fears: the loss of a parent. Even more so, the loss of our last living father,” his post began.
Molly went on to say that she is in a new place where she can’t pick up the phone to receive wisdom from her parents.
“That in-between place of no longer having a dad to call when we just need our dads and realizing that now we’re really going to depend on the people they raised.”
The photo carousel contained photos of her parents with their children over the years.
“There are songs written about the love between a father and a daughter and, although they are always complex, no one stood up for me or supported me more and made me a dream chaser than him.”
‘If you knew Big Daddy, you knew him, yes, as a husband and father, but also as a true businessman who built himself from the ground up.
“Big Daddy: I promise to honor your memory by embracing life like you did and striving to be the kind of person you would be proud of,” he wrote.
‘He loved us more than anything. Our dream was his dream. He taught us to believe in ourselves and take risks when we shouldn’t’
‘He loved us more than anything. Our dream was his dream. He taught us to believe in ourselves and take risks when we shouldn’t. “You were the center of our universe and Todd and I will miss you more than you can imagine,” she wrote.
‘Big Daddy: I promise to honor your memory by embracing life like you did and striving to be the kind of person you would be proud of. You were not just my father but my luck and that will always be true.
She concluded her post by thanking friends and family who “reached out, showed up and said their prayers.”
“It’s the circle of life and friends that makes it a little easier to move on and live like Big Daddy would want us to.”
