The actor appeared alongside actor and friend Vin Diesel in seven of the famous action films.
Paul left behind one daughter, Meadow Rain Walker.
By all accounts, the actor and his daughter were extremely close.
“I love and miss you endlessly,” Meadow wrote on the eighth anniversary of his death.
“Today and every day I celebrate your life, your love.
And you, my best friend.”
But whatever became of the actor’s daughter?
“I was one of those ones who believed when you get married it’s forever.
But I was thinking down the road.
I knew where I was at with chicks and having fun …
I was an animal.”
Unlike Paul and now Meadow herself, Soteros hasn’t lived life in the spotlight andreportedlyworks as a teacher.
In 2013, Paul toldPeoplethat Meadow inherited traits from both of her parents.
[Meadow]’s more of a free roamer and she appreciates the little stuff."
In fact, the actor is her godfather.
Newsin 2021 that he and Paul had been friends for over a decade before his death.
He said, “On a personal level, we started this franchise together.
Alongside us starting the franchise, we started a brotherhood.
Our brotherhood will outlast the franchise.”
While speaking withExtra, he sang Meadow’s praises.
As the actor explained, it’s clear that the two have a parent-child relationship of their own.
The years that followed were likely difficult ones for the teen.
Ultimately, Porsche settled the lawsuit with Meadow.
In 2015, she started thePaul Walker Foundation, announcing the news on her father’s birthday.
Meadow explained that she hoped to highlight the many interests and concerns her father once had.
“I wanted to start this foundation because I want to share that piece of him with the world.
I want to share that part of him with others,” she wrote in part.
As of this writing, the foundation partners with individuals and organizations to protect oceans and marine life.
Meadow is a philanthropist who partners with organizations besides her own, too.
In March 2023, she became a brand ambassador for Givenchy Beauty.
Meadow shared a photo of the campaign onInstagram, captioning it, “WOW!
Another dream come true!!”
Meadow went on to thank both the French luxury brand and the modeling agency for which she works.
“One year in the making and we’re just getting started.
Thank you to my whole Givenchy Beauty family for being so loyal.”
Diesel even stepped in to walk Meadow down the aisle.
Meadow shared the big news onInstagram, where she also posted a video clip of the ceremony.
The two had gone public with their relationship a month prior.
Many fans of the franchise had emotional reactions to Diesel stepping in for Paul during Meadow’s wedding.
In June 2021, a source revealed toUs Weeklythat Meadow is very close to Diesel’s family.
That finally came true when Meadow appeared in “Fast X” in 2023.
While her scene is a relatively brief one, she serves acrucial role in the film.
“The first Fast was released when I was one year old!
“Thanks to my dad, I was born into the Fast family.
I can’t believe now I get to be up there too.”
He continued, saying, “It meant everything.”
