The TV mogul announced the death of her father on Saturday, writing on social media that he had been surrounded by family.
“So we’ve been planning a backyard barbecue, that’s actually more than a backyard barbecue. It’s for ‘Vernon Winfrey Appreciation Day,’” she said. “‘My father is ill and so we wanted to be able to have all of his friends come and celebrate him while he’s able to receive the joy.”
Behind the camera, King asked Winfrey if her father was aware of the meaning behind the party, to which she replied that he “doesn’t even know that this is for him,” saying he thought it was just a “Fourth of July thing.” In the caption on her Instagram, Winfrey wrote, “Giving my father his 'flowers' while he’s still well enough to smell them. Happy 4th of July as you gather with your family and friends. Remember to celebrate each other.”reflecting on spending her teenage years in Nashville with him.
“My father was strict, he was disciplined, always afraid that I was gonna stray from the path of righteousness he was trying to lay before me,” Winfrey wrote, citing a favorite parable of his. Winfrey said that her father was the reason why people would eventually know her name, adding, “So today I salute my father, Vernon Winfrey, and all the fathers who’ve done the best they knew at the time to give you, me, us, the guidance and support they were capable of. I know firsthand how the trajectory of life can change by the positive influence of a good father.”
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