Treat Williams first met Pam Van Sant when she was working as a server in New York. They wed in 1988 and welcomed two children together, Gill and Ellie. The couple spent the early years of their relationship living in Williams' parents' house in Weston, Connecticut, before purchasing a home in Vermont, where they resided for decades until Williams' death.
"I bought the house that we're in 35 years ago," he told Vermont Magazine in 2021. "I've always had an enormous love for Vermont... Every day I wake up so grateful to see the view that I see out of my window and to be living up here. I think very few people are lucky as I am to say, 'I love where I live.'"
In a 1996 interview with Us Weekly (via Mary Ellen Mark), Williams opened up about struggling with the death of his best friend Henry Urgoiti, but conceded that the traumatic event made him realize how lucky he was to have such a supportive family by his side. "This is what it's all about," he reflected.
Just as Williams described his childhood in Stamford as idyllic, his life with Van Sant was equally serene. After nearly four decades of marriage, their relationship remained strong, with Williams frequently paying tribute to his lady love on social media. "Thank you for marrying me," he sweetly wrote in an Instagram birthday tribute to Van Sant in 2023.
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