LIAM NEESON GIVES TRIBUTE TO NATASHA

Natasha Richardson And Liam Neeson

Hollywood star Liam Neeson gave a beautiful tribute to his late wife Natasha Richardson at a public appearance in New York. Neeson received an honorary doctorate from his alma mater, Queens University Belfast, at the British Consulate in New York City on Wednesday. Liam, who left college before graduating, was joined by his two sons with Richardson -- Micheal and Daniel who sat close to the podium while their dad took the stage to accept the honor. Neeson then went on to give a very touching tribute to his star wife, describing in the words of poet Paul Muldoon how art helps to heal the heart, according to Irish Central. He began, "Everybody assumes that actors are great public speakers. It's terrifying. Forgive me for reading it ... (Art) builds from pain, from misery, from a deep-seated hurt, a monument to the human heart that shines like a golden dome among roofs rain-glazed and leaden... "I think it is a message that a university always gives its students in the end: It's time to move on, get on with your life. I got on with mine, and I'm still getting on." Richardson died from a traumatic brain injury on March 18, two days after she was involved in a skiing accident on the slopes of Mont Tremblant in Montreal.
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