Martin Short’s eldest child, Katherine has died at the age of 42, as her family remembers her for the “light and joy” she brought into the world.
Martin Short’s oldest child, Katherine Short, died Monday, Fox News Digital confirmed. She was 42.
Circumstances surrounding her death were not immediately known.
“It is with profound grief that we confirm the passing of Katherine Hartley Short,” a family representative shared in a statement with Fox News Digital.
“The Short family is devastated by this loss, and asks for privacy at this time. Katherine was beloved by all and will be remembered for the light and joy she brought into the world.”
Katherine was the oldest of three children Martin adopted with his late wife, Nancy Dolman.
The couple had been married for 30 years prior to Dolman’s death in 2010 from ovarian cancer.
Katherine and Martin Short are pictured (together right) as they attend the HempHera Kosmetikos pre-Emmy luxury lounge presented by GBK Brand Bar day one at Kimpton La Peer Hotel on September 17, 2021 in West Hollywood, California. Photo by Tiffany Rose/Getty Images for GBK Brand Bar
The “Father of the Bride” star reflected on the challenges his kids endured shortly after the death of his wife.
“It’s been a tough two years for my children,” Martin told The Guardian in October 2012.
“This is the thing of life that we live in denial about, that it will ever happen to us or our loved ones, and when it does you gain a little and you suffer a little. There’s no big surprise.”
The “Only Murders in the Building” actor admitted grief wasn’t linear and he still has a way of staying connected to his late wife nearly 10 years after her death.
“It’s tough,” he told AARP in 2019. “I still communicate with her all the time. It’s ‘Hey, Nan,’ you know?”
He added, “I believe that when people die, they zoom into the people that love them. This idea that it just ends, and don’t speak of them — that’s wrong. That’s based on denial that we’re all going to die. So to me, she’s still here.”
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Originally published as Martin Short’s daughter Katherine passes away at 42 in devastating family loss
