As the music industry continues to mourn Jimmy Buffett — who died at 76 on Sept. 1 — his daughter Sarah “Delaney” Buffett shared some thoughts about her late father, how he handle the cancer he ultimately succumbed to and the legacy he left behind.
“I knew my dad my whole life but in his final days, I saw who he was: a man whose spirit could not be broken,” her message, posted Wednesday (Sept. 6), began. “Despite the pain, he smiled everyday. He was kind when he had every excuse not to be. He told us not to be sad or scared, but to keep the party going. And as much as I’d like to use that as an excuse…