Ryan O’Neal’s true “love story” with Farrah Fawcett, loved until the end of her days

The actor of Love Story and of Barry Lyndon by Stanley Kubrick, Ryan O’Neal died at the age of 82 on December 8th but the legend of his love with Farrah Fawcett Of Charlie’s Angels survives death. There are bonds that nothing can break, not even time.

The actor he has been married twicestarring Joanna Moore and Leigh Taylor-Young and he has four children: Tatum and Griffin from his first marriage, Patrick from his second, and finally Redmond during his three-decade long on-off relationship with the star of Charlie’s AngelsFarrah Fawcett.

When the actress died in 2009, he was by her side and this shows how much their relationship has overcome even the hardest times. That love, so magnetic and at the same time troubled and iconic, even lives on in the memory of his son Patrick, born from the actor’s previous marriage to Leigh Taylor-Young.

Patrick tells it, in a very long post on Instagram, like this: «Ryan never bragged. But now he will be able to do it in heaven. Especially if it’s Farrah. Everyone had his poster, he had conquered the real one. AND now they will meet again. Ryan and Farrh… he missed her terribly. It will be a huge hug. Together again. I will miss you dad. I love you. We love you. No one told the story better than Ryan O’Neal.”

The beginning of the farewell post is also really sweet: Ryan was a very generous man who was always there to help his loved ones for decades and decades. Those same people are heartbroken today and will be for a long time. My eternal thanks to his team. Our team. Marly you are so special to Ryan. You have been with our family for 39 years. I needed you every day. Greg and Melanie thank you for your care and friendship with my father. I am very sorry. Hart having you by my side was so important to me. You too. Alexandra. You are a true champion. A thousand thanks. You are family. Doctor Piro thank you for your love and care for my father. You had a great story together. There are many many others that my father touched. And who loves him. It’s so hard for us. Ryan has made such an impact and it will be difficult without him. This is and will be a great void in our lives. And his dogs Mozart and Raven, whom he loved very much, are greatly missed. They were inseparable.

I will forever share my father’s legacy. I will not be discouraged by outside voices saying negative things. If you choose to talk shit about my dad, even if you have no idea what you’re talking about, you will be called out. If you go that route, I advise you to take a good look in the mirror first.

My father was 82 years old and living a scary life. I hope the first thing he brags about in Heaven is how he sparred 2 rounds with Joe Frazier in 1966, on national TV, with Muhammad Ali doing commentary, and went toe-to-toe with Smokin’ Joe. YouTube has it and trust me, it’s so awesome. Ryan by majority decision. He loved boxing. And hit the sack. My father is a proud member of the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame.”
The parent’s memory continues in a subsequent post: «This is just a piece of what RO (Ryan O’Neal, ed.) has achieved as an actor. He was so skilled at his craft, worked so hard and loved to behave purely and simply.

Highly intelligent and avid magazine reader and writer. He was good at memorizing pages of dialogue in an hour. Spero felt proud of his career but was very humble. And boy, did he love the crew during filming. He always treated everyone on set so well. They loved it, I saw it firsthand.

As a human being, my father was generous like them. And the funniest person in any room. AND the most beautiful, clearly, but also the most fascinating. Lethal combo. He loved making people laugh. It was practically his goal. No matter the situation, if there was a joke to improvise, he knew how to hit the mark. He really wanted to make us laugh. And we all laughed. Every time. We had fun. Fun in the sun.

Like my father, he was second to none. The best, loving, supportive dad, and I’m so lucky to have had him. We loved playing/watching sports together. Some great frisbee throwing on the beach that would last all weekend. For years. This was our bond. And he has supported me in my sports broadcasting career more than anyone other than my wife Summer. If I lacked confidence, he gave me his back. And he was so sure of himself. I know I made him proud, and that fills my heart. He was my biggest fan and I will really miss talking about my teams with him. Whether he was hopefully asking if Ohtani will return to the Angels or commenting on how good the Kings are on the ice, he has followed my career every single day, every game I broadcast.”