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Cody, the brother of the late actor Paul Walker, paid tribute to him that he and his wife Felicita Knox decided to name their newborn son after the star of fast & furiouswho passed away in 2013.
Paul Barrett Walker was born on Sunday, April 30, in Arizona, and weighed 7 pounds, 4 ounces, 34-year-old Cody himself revealed.
This is the fourth child for the couple, who also declared it the perfect name for their baby.
“This November will be 10 years since we lost my brother, Paul, and I felt that now was the right time,” said Cody, who is also the father of a 5-year-old girl, a 2-and-a-half-year-old boy and another one-year-old baby. .
Cody assured that it is important to keep the name Paul in the family: “My brother, Caleb and I have finished having children. My brother, Paul, was Paul William Walker IV and that name goes back four generations.”
“Within the family, he called himself little Paul or Paul 4, although he quickly surpassed our father in height. It was important to me that that name continue,” Cody said.
Almost 10 years after the death of Paul Walker
It was on November 30, 2013, when the news was released that the actor had suffered a serious car accident while driving his Porsche Carrera GT.
The young actor rose to fame for bringing the character to life “Brian O’Connor“, within the popular saga that also participates Vin Dieselgreat friend of the late actor.
The actor’s father, who has the same name, spoke at that time about how the family copes with life, after his son died in a car accident on November 30, 2013. He assured that he lives in seclusion and that he barely leaves home .
I try to see it as if God has taken my son home, that is the greatest relief I can find,” said the father of Paul Walker about his son’s death to The Daily Mail.
“Paul’s death changed me for the better, I am much more considerate of him and now I understand many of the things he told me.. In fact, I write a diary with Paul’s phrases and thoughts and keep his memory alive,” he recounted. “I still admire how when he was so young, such deep thoughts came to his mind. I remember once he told me ‘I love very deeply’. That was the essence of him, I write things like that and they help me move on, ”he explained.
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