Tim Allen was 'deeply affected' by Erika Kirk's eulogy for her late husband, announcing that her speech inspired him to forgive the man who took his father's life more than six decades ago.The Home Improvement actor, 72, said he has struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed his father, but it was Erika's memorial speech to her late husband that allowed him to finally 'forgive.''When Erika Kirk spoke the words on the man who killed her husband: "That man … that young man … I forgive him." That moment deeply affected me,' Allen wrote on X on Thursday.When he was just 11 years old, Allen's father, Gerald Dick, was killed in a drunk driving accident while driving his wife and a car full of children home from a football game in Colorado.'I have struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed my Dad. I will say those words now as I type: "I forgive the man who killed my father." Peace be with you all.'Famously known as the voice of beloved Toy Story character, Buzz Lightyear, Allen said he has never been the same since the day his father died. Tim Allen was 'deeply affected' by Erika Kirk's eulogy for her late husband, announcing that her speech inspired him to forgive the man who took his father's life in 1964 The Home Improvement actor, 72, said he has struggled for over 60 years to forgive the man who killed his father, but it was Erika's memorial speech to her late husband that allowed him to finally 'forgive''(He) broke his neck and died in my mom's lap right there,' Allen said in a 2006 interview. 'As many times as I'd relive this - if you haven't had a death in your family, I don't suggest it - but it certainly changes every single thing. From your cells and DNA, it turns a different color.'Years later, in a 2012 interview, Allen admitted he has been looking for answers ever since his father's untimely passing. 'Part of me still doesn't trust that everything will work out all right. I knew my father was dead, but I was never satisfied with why he was dead. I wanted answers that minute from God. 'Do you think this is funny? Do you think this is necessary?'''And I've had a tumultuous relationship with my creator ever since,' he said. Kirk's widow delivered the moving tribute to her late husband during a memorial ceremony at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday. Erika Kirk delivered the moving tribute to her late husband during a memorial ceremony at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona on Sunday Her husband, Charlie Kirk (right), was shot-and-killed while speaking at a public event in Utah on September 10. He was the founder of Turning Point USA, a nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university campuses Kirk's assassin, Tyler Robinson, 22, is now facing several charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and violent offense in the presence of a childThe service was attended by over 90,000 people, including President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance, and Elon Musk, among others.'Our Savior said, "Father, forgive them, for they not know what they do." That young man … I forgive him,' she said, through tears. 'I forgive him because it was what Christ did, and it's what Charlie would do.'Her husband, Charlie Kirk, 31, was shot-and-killed while speaking at a public event in Utah on September 10.Charlie Kirk was the founder of Turning Point USA, a nonprofit organization that advocates for conservative politics on high school, college, and university campuses.He was the victim of a 'political assassination' at the hands of 22-year-old Tyler Robinson.Robinson is now facing several charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice, witness tampering and violent offense in the presence of a child.