Amy Duggar celebrates late grandmother Mary’s 79th birthday one year after reality matriarch’s tragic drowning death
19 Kids and Counting star Amy Duggar remembered her late grandma on what would have been her 79th birthday, on Tuesday.
The 33-year-old reality television star paid tribute to her “angel in heaven” – who died of an accidental drowning in a swimming pool last year.
Amy shared a throwback image of of her hugging Mary Duggar, on a patio in the sunshine.
She captioned: “We are celebrating you today down here.. with Cracker Barrel, strawberry shortcake & shopping your absolute favorite on your birthday! I miss you every single day. Happy Birthday to my angel in Heaven.”
Amy – who is the niece of Jim Bob Duggar – shared Instagram stories of her strawberry shortcake, which was captioned, “we had for gma.”
The reality star shared another snap with Mary, which was captioned: “we miss you.”
Amy previously told People about mourning her grandmother, who died of an accidental drowning in a swimming pool last June. She was 78.
“When she passed away, the day that she did, there was a beautiful rainbow outside. And on the day of her funeral, which we actually call a celebration of life, there was this amazing, amazing rainbow outside,” she told the publication.
“We all cried. Our whole family cried. It was just one of those beautiful moments.”
She added: “She’s smiling down on us.”
She said at the time that she’ll never forget the close relationship she had with her grandma, Mary.
“She, first off, meant the entire world to me. We were best friends. We spent every waking moment together. Not many grandkids can say that on a Friday night they’d rather hang with their grandma than go to the movies or something,” she told them.
“She was just really, really special in my life, helped raise me.”
Mary, who often appeared alongside her family on the TLC shows “19 Kids & Counting” and “Counting On,” died in the accident at her home in Arkansas on June 9 2019.
Her funeral was seen on the show.
Jill Duggar Dillard, the fourth of Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s 19 children, first revealed news of Mary Duggar’s death on Instagram.
At the time she wrote a tribute, which read: “”My heart breaks… Grandma, you are greatly missed by all who knew you!”
In a blog post, Dillard added, “I was in disbelief when I got the word that she had tragically died. I’m still having a hard time processing the reality of her passing.”
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The Duggars memorialized their family’s matriarch on their official Facebook page , as they wished Jessa Duggar’s daughter Ivy happy birthday, on the same day as Mary’s.
They wrote: “Happy first birthday, Ivy Jane!! It is so fun to watch you learn to walk, talk, and enjoy new experiences… like food!
“We sure are missing your birthday buddy, Great Grandma Mary. We pray that you will grow up to continue her godly legacy! Love you sweet, Ivy! ”