Comedian Patton Oswalt hasn’t been shy about sharing his grief after the unexpected death of his wife, crime-writer Michelle McNamara, last month, and on Monday morning, he posted a moving reminder of what he’s lost:
Funerals are final but there's no closure. Memorials are hopeful but they don't bring back the dead. pic.twitter.com/K8Ss7DejEj
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 23, 2016
He’s previously noted that:
Still remember that one. I could listen to her for hours. For a lifetime — that was the plan, at least. https://t.co/3FIkJ36JkU
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 19, 2016
That voice… https://t.co/9Ln4dLYdgP
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 14, 2016
"When your mom dies you're the best memory of her. Everything you do is a memory of her." — Alice Oswalt, 7
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) May 1, 2016
She wrote lines that stung & hummed. 13 years in her presence was happily humbling. #RIPMichelleMcNamara https://t.co/bSYWFFD8NY
— Patton Oswalt (@pattonoswalt) April 29, 2016
Earlier in the month, Oswalt spoke to People about the outpouring of support he’s received since her death.
“They have – with no exaggerating – saved my life. Saved my daughter’s life,” he said, “and crystalized Michelle’s memory into a flame that warms rather than burns.”
“I will never, ever be able to repay her and my family’s generosity and my friend’s selflessness. It’s beyond me being able to articulate except to say an awed, ‘Thank you.'”
