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Tributes for Walker

- Kadijat O. Aliu with agency reports

Aheart rending video of Paul Walker clips from his ‘ Fast and Furious’ films, has been lovingly put together to the poignant song, ‘ Coming Home,’ by the film’s production company.

It’s been such an emotional week for Paul Walker‘ s family members and friends. After learning that his December 4 autopsy report revealed that he died from traumatic and thermal injuries after his horrific November 30 car crash, the touching video is a wonderful tribute to his memory that shows his most powerful moments in the ‘ Fast & Furious’ films.

In the video, a montage of Paul’s most poignant moments in the film’s franchise flash onscreen, including him smiling and laughing with his beloved co- stars, Michelle Rodriguez, Tyrese Gibson and Vin Diesel.

A clip of Vin in one of the films also appears, showing that the cast was truly a family, on and offscreen. He gives a toast and says, “The most important thing in life will always be the people in this room, right here, right now. ‘ Salut, mi familia’.” giant Universal Pictures, for whom

Walker a passenger in a red 2005 the franchise is a huge money Porsche Carrera GT driven by his maker in the industry increasing­ly friend Rodas when it crashed last dependent on lucrative blockbuste­r Saturday in Santa Clarita, north of sequels. Los Angeles. “Right now, all of us at Universal

According to coroners, feeding are dedicated to providing support speculatio­n he survived the initial to Paul’s immediate family and our impact of the car crash in which he extended ‘ Fast & Furious’ family eventually died. of cast, crew and filmmakers,” a

The initial autopsy results came statement said. “At this time, we feel as the makers of the blockbuste­r it is our responsibi­lity to shut down film franchise announced they production on ‘ Fast & Furious 7’ for were stopping production for now, a period of time so we can assess all as they discuss how to proceed options available to move forward with the seventh installmen­t, due with the franchise. for next year. Shortly before the crash, Walker

According to the autopsy had been at an event to raise money Walker’s cause of death was listed for victims of Typhoon Haiyan as the combined effects of traumatic in the Philippine­s to reach out and thermal injuries, while his Worldwide, a non- profit disaster friend Rodas died of multiple relief that he founded. traumatic injuries. The actor was taking a

Media gathered that many Thanksgivi­ng break from filming people ran from a nearby charity the ‘ Fast and Furious’ sequel, which event which they attended, but had been scheduled for release in arrived July. too late to do anything for them as the blaze engulfed the car. In a departure from his action

The star’s death stunned fans movie roles, Walker was supposed of the high- octane series who to appear in ‘ Hours’, an independen­t have flocked to the spot where he movie set for mid- December died, contributi­ng to a growing release about a father who struggles makeshift shrine where co- stars, to keep his ailing infant daughter including Vin Diesel, who came to alive after Hurricane Katrina struck pay respect. New Orleans in 2005 but death took

It was a major blow to studio him away.

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