Rob Reiner and his daughter Romy shared a special bond that remained strong until his tragic death.
Their time together was cut horribly short on December 14 when Romy found the director and his mother Michelle Singer Reiner stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home.
Days later, his troubled brother Nick was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
On Saturday, Romy will sadly celebrate his 28th birthday without the legendary manager by his side.
Romy described Rob as her “best friend” in a sweet tribute she posted on the 2022 “All in the Family” alum’s birthday.
“Happy birthday to another best friend,” she wrote on Instagram at the time, posting several photos capturing their sweet memories.
On Father’s Day last year, Romy said he loved spending hours with the When Harry Met Sally author.
“Happy Father’s Day to the person I could talk to forever and sit with in silence and be completely content with,” she wrote in a June 2021 post.
“I love you forever,” she added.
A few weeks before her death, Romy was seen enjoying a family vacation with her father.
On Nov. 29, she shared a slideshow of images and videos of her and Rob going swimming in a tropical location. Romy was especially grinning as she flirted with the late Hollywood icon.
Romy’s social media feed is more than just a highlight reel of her family’s vacations. Her Instagram is also filled with candid, funny, and very personal interactions between her and her father.
Last October, Romy posted a photo on Instagram of herself getting her hair cut while asking her father for career advice.
“I’m asking my dad for help in another area because things aren’t going well with Nepo…what do you think?” she captioned the adorable post.
“My career hasn’t really taken off yet,” she says in the video, jokingly asking if she could pay for a “Brazilian butt lift” surgery to get people to take her more seriously.
“I think they’ll say, ‘Wow, look at her technique,'” she said, and he replied, “Her technique and the cracks in it.”
The video ends with Rob offering some sage advice, deadpanning: “I’d tell you to stop, but my feeling is, it’s your fault.”
In May of this year, Romy also filmed a video asking political activists to discuss “three rules for growing old.”
He shares his wisdom, telling her to “never go to the bathroom,” “never waste a hard-on,” and “never trust a fart.”
Romy and Rob have a hilarious exchange and both decide not to discuss his second rule any further.
“I don’t want to know about the middle,” Romy said, to which he replied: “No, I don’t think you want to hear about that…this is a father-daughter thing…how much do you need to know about dad’s prostate?”
She quickly interrupted him and said, “No, it’s over.”
Romy was not only best friends with her father, but they were also neighbors, as they lived across the street from her parents’ house.
Romy and her brother Jake released a heartbreaking statement about their heartbreaking death, without mentioning their brother Nick at all.
“Words cannot even begin to describe the unimaginable pain we are experiencing every moment of the day,” Romy and Jake said in a statement to Page Six on Dec. 17.
“The horrifying and devastating loss of our parents, Rob Reiner and Michelle Reiner, is something no one should ever have to experience.”
The siblings described Rob and Michelle as more than just parents, calling them their “best friends.”
“We are grateful for the outpouring of condolences, kindness and support from all walks of life, as well as family and friends,” they wrote. “We are now asking for respect and privacy, for speculation to be tempered with compassion and humanity, and for our parents to have a wonderful life and be remembered for the love they gave.”
A source said Romy and Jake are relying on Michelle’s sisters to help them cope with their “unimaginable loss.” Suzanne and Martin “stepped in” to “support” Romy and Jake, a source told Us Weekly.
“Rob and Michelle had a huge network of close friends, so the community really rallied around the family as well,” the source added. “Everyone just wants to help in any way they can.”
Romy also continues to rely on Jake, and sources say they are both “numb at the moment.”
She and Jake will honor their parents at a memorial service at a later date, a spokesperson told People on Dec. 22.
“Jake and Romy Reiner remain grateful for the outpouring of love and support they have received,” a representative told the publication.
The beloved couple, who married in 1989, were cremated and their ashes returned to their eldest son.
