Tim Allen's father, Gerald M. Dick, passed away in November 1964 in a tragic car accident caused by a drunk driver. At the time, Tim Allen was 11 years old. His father was driving the family home from a football game in Colorado when a vehicle swerved across the median on Interstate 70 and struck their car. Allen has described how his father broke his neck and died in his mother's lap at the scene.
For many years, Tim Allen struggled to forgive the intoxicated driver responsible for the accident. However, recently, he found the strength to forgive after hearing a speech from Erika Kirk, the widow of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who spoke about forgiveness during a memorial service. Inspired by her words, Allen publicly shared his forgiveness of the man who caused his father's death after more than 60 years of grappling with it.
