Rashida Jones pays tribute to late father Quincy Jones

Actress Rashida Jones has spoken out about the loss of her father, music producer Quincy Jones .

The elder Jones, a 28-time Grammy winner who worked with music legends including Michael Jackson , Aretha Franklin , Frank Sinatra , and Miles Davis , died Nov. 3 at his home in the Bel Air neighborhood of Los Angeles. He was 91.

"I was fortunate enough to experience this love in close proximity," the Parks and Recreation actress said near the end of her heartbreaking statement (below). "I'll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and advice. Daddy, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives forever."

Rashida is the daughter of the music legend and actress Peggy Lipton. Best known for her role on TV's The Mod Squad, Lipton died in 2019.

One of seven children, Rashida began her statement with a nod to her dad's prolific contribution to music.

"My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. He kept 'jazz hours' starting in high school and never looked back," she wrote. "When I was little, I would wake up in the middle of the night to search for him. Undoubtedly, he would be somewhere in the house, composing (old school, with a pen and sheet music). He would never send me back to bed. He would smile and bring me into his arms while he continued to work...there was no safer place in the world for me."

"He was a giant. An icon. A culture shifter. A genius," Rashida continued. "All accurate descriptions of my father but his music (and ALL of his work) was a channel for his love. He WAS love."

He will be recognized with an honorary Oscar at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Governors Awards on Nov. 17, a reminder that his songs will live on in movies such as The Color Purple, The Wiz, and In Cold Blood.

Ultimately, she said, his contribution to the world went beyond his work.

"He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen," she wrote. "That's his legacy."