The “Practical Magic” star’s father, John Wilson Bullock, died at the age of 93 in 2018.

Sandra Bullock shares photo of late dad holding her kids in emotional Father’s Day tribute

The "Practical Magic" star's father, John Wilson Bullock, died at the age of 93 in 2018.

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Sandra Bullock and her father, John Wilson Bullock, in Los Angeles in 1996. Credit:

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- Sandra Bullock is sharing memories of her late father, John Wilson Bullock, on the occasion of Father's Day.

- The *Practical Magic *star took to Instagram on Sunday to share three photos of her father, who died in 2018 at 93.

- He loved me through my goth period... Loved on the loves of my life... Happy Heavenly Father’s Day, Dad," Bullock wrote.

Sandra Bullock is paying tribute to her beloved late dad this Father's Day.

On Sunday, the *Practical Magic *star took to Instagram to share three photos of John Wilson Bullock, who died in 2018 at the age of 93. The first showed father and daughter embracing while sporting big smiles; the second showed John cradling his daughter's two children, Louis and Laila, when they were babies; and the third was a throwback to John's time in the army as a teenager.

"He loved me through my goth period... Loved on the loves of my life... And loved our country at 18," the actress wrote in the caption. "Happy Heavenly Father’s Day, Dad ❤️."

Bullock's sister, the pastry chef, TV host, and writer Gesine Bullock-Prado, shared her own throwback photo to honor their beloved dad on Sunday. "Happy Father's Day to all the groovy dads," Gesine wrote in the caption of a photo of John with his two daughters lounging on a couch.

It was Gesine who confirmed reports of John's death in 2018 with an emotional Instagram post that read, "John Wilson Bullock. February 11, 1925 - September, 18 2018. Beloved baby brother, American [WWII bronze star veteran], husband, father of 4 strong women, [grandpa], adorable scamp, handsome devil, and trickster to the end."

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Sandra has proven herself family-first through and through on her social media this year, with Sunday's Father's Day tribute coming a month after a tribute to her mother, the opera singer and voice teacher Helga Mathilde Meyer, who died in 2000.

"To all the mamas, No matter how you came to be, Happy Mother's Day. We are all bound by this honor of a lifetime," the actress wrote over a photo of herself with her grandmother, then her mother, and then finally herself with her own children.

Sandra Bullock and her children, Laila and Louis.

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Sandra adopted Louis Bardo Bullock in 2010, when he was just under four months old. Five years later, she adopted Laila Bullock.

In 2022, the *Blind Side *Oscar winner spoke about stepping away from acting to focus on raising her children.

"I need to be in the place that makes me happiest," she shared at the time. "I take my job very seriously when I'm at work, and it's [a 24/7 job]. And I just want to be 24/7 with my babies and my family."

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