Whereas accepting the legendary music producer’s honorary Lifetime Achievement Oscar on the fifteenth Governor Awards together with her household, Rashida revealed that her dad had ready a speech and “meant” to be on the ceremony earlier than his loss of life on November 3.

“Our father handed away two weeks in the past right now. He was actually excited to attend tonight, and plenty of his household are right here,” Rashida started whereas joined onstage by her siblings Martina, Quincy III and Kenya.

She continued, getting emotional, “And he has so many mates on this room, nicely, truly most likely in each room … as a result of wherever he went, he made connections with everybody, actual ones … And he actually, actually, actually meant on being right here with us tonight. And I would like you to know that he’s right here, very a lot right here.”

The Parks and Recreation actress additionally instructed the viewers that the enduring music producer “had been engaged on his speech” earlier than his loss of life.

Sharing the speech “in his personal phrases,” Rashida mentioned that her father spoke of being “honored” to simply accept his award and the way “as a youngster rising up in Seattle, I might sit for hours within the theater and dream about composing for movies.”

He then seemed again on the milestones of his profession working with such artists as Sydney Pollack, Richard Brooks and “my buddy Steven Spielberg.”

“Once I was a younger movie composer, you did not even see faces of colour working within the studio commissaries. I am so, so pleased with the truth that my title and contributions will be included in that evolution,’” Rashida mentioned, as she learn from her father’s speech.

“I share this award and tonight’s honor with all of the wonderful administrators, legendary actors, and naturally distinctive songwriters, composers, and musicians who I’ve shaped pricey friendships with over my seven many years on this enterprise, and know that I would not commerce this night time or these experiences for something on this planet.’ And that is the place his speech ends,” she continued.

Rashida additionally instructed the viewers that whereas “it was a troublesome resolution for our household to be right here tonight,” all of them needed “to rejoice his lovely life and profession.”

She then invited the viewers to hearken to her father’s music in his reminiscence on the best way residence.

“Hear how he infused love into each single second of music he made. That was his actual legacy, love. He cherished life, and he typically mentioned, ‘Stay on daily basis prefer it’s your final, and sooner or later you may be proper,’” Rashida mentioned. “And you probably did, Dad. You probably did. You lived the most important, greatest, most lovely life of affection each single day you have been right here.”

Jones died of pancreatic most cancers, in keeping with a loss of life certificates obtained by TMZ. A non-public funeral was held and attended by his seven kids and shut household and mates in Los Angeles every week after his loss of life, per the Related Press. A second, bigger ceremony that the general public will have the ability to attend, is being deliberate, per the outlet.