Gena Rowlands ’ son Nick Cassavetes shared a heartfelt tribute to his late mom following her death age 94. The director, 65, posted a throwback photo via Instagram on Thursday, August 15 which showed the mother-and-son duo smiling together. “One last hurrah.
Love you, Mom. See you soon..
.” Cassavetes captioned the shot. Rowlands died at her home in Indian Wells, California on Wednesday, surrounded by family and friends.
No cause of death has been announced, but Rowlands had been battling Alzheimer’s disease. Cassavetes’ daughter, Sasha, praised her grandmother as she commented on her dad’s sentimental post. “Love you so much dad.
She was the greatest.” she penned. Others flooded the comments section with words of support, one follower writing, “Love you Nick, so sorry for your loss.
” Another added, “The world was made better for all of us with your mom in it”. A further follower sent love and condolences while complimenting Rowlands’ acting skills, commenting, “Sending love to you and your family. Your mom was one of the best to ever do it.
” A post shared by Nick Cassavetes (@paul_smenus) Rowlands was an honorary Oscar recipient who also received two Academy Award nods. The acclaimed actress teamed up with Cassavetes in 2004 to play the older version of Allie in The Notebook — one of her most famous roles. In the romance film, Rowlands’ character was grappling with Alzheimer’s, a condition she would ironically later endure herself.
“I got.