Martin Short Says Pain of Daughter Katherine Short’s Death “Will Always Be Present” In His Heart

In fact, the Only Murders in the Building star shared that he was constantly finding ways to remember those he had lost, especially his late wife Nancy. 

“Nancy has only slipped away into the next room,” Martin said. “So some nights, when I’m really missing her, I’ll grab a rum and Coke at twilight and sit on the couch on our front porch, or perhaps upstairs, on the balcony off of our bedroom, with the Pacific Ocean in view. I’ll call out, ‘Hey, Nan!’ Forming the words just feels good in the throat.”

And at the time, Martin was looking to the future. 

“There’s still life to be lived, laughs to be had,” he wrote, “children to cherish, dear friends to be gossiped about, and costars to be upstaged.”

“As for the grander questions,” Martin continued, “their answers will surely reveal themselves. Someday. In a fleeting moment.”

For a look at Martin’s life with his family, keep reading.