The beginning of May got off to a very bad start for Gil Alma. On Labor Day, the 42-year-old comedian announced some very sad news. He lost one of the dearest people to his heart, his grandfather, died of a long illness. In full family mourning, Gil Alma dedicated a tender publication to him on Instagram.
“I pay homage to my grandfather Danieltoy, who left last night, freed from this terrible disease: Alzheimer’s. Left on May 1st… He who started working all his life, at the age of 13, to help his mother, to sell fish on the markets… and who, until the age of 63, boss, never never counted his hours. Rungis at 1 a.m., five markets a week, packing up, accounts, called to Algeria… I called him ‘Venerable Grandfather’ to make him laugh, but I couldn’t be more sincere. Straight to paradise grandpa! I like you“, we read in the caption of a video of Daniel Toy blowing out the candles on what was undoubtedly his last birthday.
Gil Alma does not specify whether this was his maternal or paternal grandfather, but one of the stars of Our dear neighbors can take comfort in the idea that he will in any case join other members of his family, such as his grandmother Micheline, who died on February 6, 2021, or his father who died when he was only 8 years old.