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In March 2025, Kevin Smith posted a video of his mother playing an arcade racing game on his Instagram to commemorate six months since her death at age 79.
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Smith's mother, Grace, died on December 1, 2025, two days after he announced her hospitalization on social media.
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«"Instead of cursing the darkness, I will light a candle," he wrote, recalling this happy event.
Kevin Smith shares fond memories of his mother Grace, who passed away six months ago at the age of 79.
On Monday, June 1, the director and actor shared a video of himself with his mother on Instagram, captioning it as something he filmed in March 2025 while taking her to a Dave and Buster's restaurant and arcade. In the video, shared by Smith, 55, his mother plays a racing game at the arcade and ranks 40th out of 40. "Remember to take breaks every now and then and keep your eyes on the road, Grace!" Smith can be heard saying in the video as he and his mother laugh while she drives, muttering, "Give me the right-of-way!"«
«"That's why they took away your license," Smith jokes in the video.
«"Today, 6 months ago, my mom died. Instead of cursing the darkness, I'll light a candle: In March 2025, I took my mom to @daveandbusters to play games," he wrote in the caption of his post. "I'm so glad we went that day, because 9 months later, she passed away. So just a reminder: do something fun with the older people in your life who were creators." yours Happy childhood memories. Miss you, Mom. ❤️"»
Smith announced Grace's death on December 1, 2025, in an Instagram post he made the following day. Grace died just two days after the film's director «Clerks» He noted in a separate social media post that his mother "suddenly found herself at death's door" but had recovered from her illness and was in hospital.
«"The bill for 55 years of unconditional love came on December 1st, and the price I paid was having to watch the strongest person I've ever known—my favorite person in the world—pass away after a lifetime dedicated to her children. My mom is gone," Smith wrote in a touching message at the time. He also shared a collection of family photos depicting his mother throughout her life.
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Grace Smith and Kevin Smith on October 14, 2019. Photo: Albert L. Ortega/Getty.
In that post, Smith jokingly wrote that he was the "star of the show" in his family, which included Grace, his father Don (who died in 2003 at 67), older brother Donald, and older sister Virginia. "But the real star was always the amazing Grace—the mother of all mothers. She was a lioness, fiercely protective of her pride, who lived for her children—so there wasn't a day in my life that I didn't feel valued as a person, cherished as a child, and deeply loved beyond measure," he wrote then. "My mom made me feel like I mattered—to our family, to the world, and especially to her.".
Smith previously expressed his gratitude to his mother in a Mother's Day post published on May 10, and also dedicated a tribute to his wife, Jennifer Schwalbach, and mother-in-law, Gail. "Without these three wonderful women and incredible mothers in my life, I wouldn't even be a shadow of a man, let alone a parent," he wrote at the time. "I send you ladies all my gratitude and much love!"«
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