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Hatch Day takes place on what would have been Hudson’s nephew Julian’s birthday, but he was tragically murdered, along with the 38-year-old star’s mother and brother.
And the Dreamgirls actress and her sister — who was Julian’s mother — made sure they took the time to honor him.
Sharing photos from their celebration of what would have been her relative’s 19th birthday, Hudson — who has 11-year-old David with former partner David Otunga — wrote on Instagram: “Oh but we made it thru it all! Although it was very different this year with all that’s going on ! We went to @juleyah house and celebrated #Julian d.king bday , he woulda been 19 ! My munch made his cousin cake , which made it even more special !
“On this Hatch day many kids in chicago was still blessed ! Happy heavenly birthday nephew !! We will always honor and uphold your memory ! Until next time guys ! P.s I been around these kids to long ! Haha.”
The Julian D. King Gift Foundation was established in honor of the youngster to provide stability, support and positive experiences for children of all backgrounds to help enable them to grow to be productive, confident and happy adults.
Every year, the charity collects and distributes school supplies and Christmas presents, and this year, as well as the usual backpacks, they also distributed hand sanitizer, face masks and tablets to students.
