Willie Garson's son shares his adoption day photo as he supports fund in late dad's name

The late Sex and the City star Willie Garson 's son has paid tribute to his father by promoting a fund that's been set up in his honour to support children in foster care getting adopted.

Nathen Garson, 21 - who was adopted by the late actor in 2010 - took to Instagram yesterday to raise awareness of the Willie Garson Fund, which was established last year.

His post on the platform included a photo of himself and Willie - who died in September last year, aged 57, after he was diagnosed with cancer.

The adorable photo shows the father and son sat together in court during adoption proceedings.

Nathen Garson (right) has promoted a fundraising initiative named after his late father Willie Garson (left) (Getty Images for IMDb)

Willie - best known for playing Stanford Blatch on the HBO series - shared the photo in 2019 to mark the ninth anniversary of his adoption of Nathen on January 27, 2010.

Nathen promoted the fund set up in his late father's name in his post this week, encouraging his followers to discover what Willie thought about adoption and to donate.

He further commented: "All money goes to a non-profit toward helping a child get adopted". Nathen included a link to the charity fund in his post on Instagram yesterday."

Nathen promoted it alongside this photo, which is believed to have been taken during his adoption proceedings in 2010 (Instagram)

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It cited information from the pledge page, which states that when asked what he considered to be his most important accomplishment, Willie "always responded 'being a father'".

The Willie Garson Fund was established in his late father's name last year by Discovery Inc. in collaboration with foster care organisation You Gotta Believe!

The initiative - which has already raised more than $500,000, which equates to more than £400,000 - aims to connect "every child in foster care to a loving family".

The Willie Garson Fund was established in honour of the late actor, who died last year (Getty Images for Neuro Brands)

The pledge page for the fund states that it will "directly support" the Nobody Ages Out initiative, which provides services needed to ensure the success of adoptive families.

It further adds: "As a parent to his son Nathen, who experienced foster care, Willie shared a vision that everyone deserves the unconditional love and devotion of a family."

Willie - whose other credits included a role on White Collar - wrote about being a parent to celebrate Father's Day last year. He described it as "the honour of [his] life".

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