Vanessa Bryant celebrated the one-year anniversary of the death of her late husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna on Tuesday, sharing a heartfelt message from one of Gianna’s best friends.
Bryant shared a letter from Aubrey Callaghan on Instagram Tuesday morning, saying that while she “will never understand” the tragic deaths of her family and friends, the kind things “Aubz” had to say about her daughter is proof that they are parents “did it right.”
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“Today I received this sweet letter from one of Gianna’s best friends,” said Vanessa Bryant in her post. “Thank you so much for beautifully sharing some of your memories of my Gigi with me … My Gigi is AMAZING and I really appreciate your thoughtful letter. She loves you very much. I miss my little girl and Kob-Kob, too. “
She continued: “I will never understand why / how this tragedy could have happened to such beautiful, kind and incredible human beings. It still doesn’t seem real. Kob, we did it right. Gigi, you still make Mom proud. I love you! “
The letter from young Aubrey talks about her friendship with Gianna and how she always encouraged her to “be better”.
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“Her love for life is something that I will also admire endlessly. She attacked every day as if it were her to conquer.”
In this February 14, 2016 archive photo, Los Angeles Lakers Kobe Bryant (24) hugs his daughter Gianna on the court for warm-ups before the first half of the NBA All-Star Game basketball action in Toronto. (Mark Blinch / The Canadian Press via AP)
The letter continued: “There are times when I am in a pit of despair thinking about her and what she could have accomplished if she were a few more years old. But recently I have been thinking about the mark she left on this earth. world to reconsider their views, she, along with Mr. Bryant, set the wheels in motion. “
Aubrey wrote to Vanessa that she just hopes that if she ever becomes a mother, her daughter “will come out just like yours.”
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“I am so, so blessed to have had time with your daughter’s angel, and thank you for giving me that chance,” she added. “I love you and I’m thinking about you as we remember and honor her life.”
Kobe Bryant, his 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others died tragically in a helicopter accident in Southern California on January 26, 2020, while en route to a basketball tournament.