Lupita Nyong’o is honoring Chadwick Boseman on the three year anniversary of his passing.

On Monday (August 28), the 40-year-old Oscar-winning actress took to social media to pay tribute to her late Black Panther co-star, three years after he died at the age of 43 following a battle with colon cancer.

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“Three years ago today, I experienced a singular pain at the news of @chadwickboseman’s death. The confusion was so profound that it took months to trust the feeling of joy again,” Lupita wrote on Instagram.

“This is a photo I took on film at the airport as we arrived in South Korea in 2018. We had just learned to do the baby heart with our fingers,” Lupita continued. “Here Chadwick was adding his suave flare 😊. We spent a glorious 72 hours there, and the memory fills me with so much joy.”

She concluded, “Death is hard to understand, maybe even harder to accept. But the love generated from the life he lived will fuel every anniversary marking his absence. Chadwick may no longer be in our photos, but he will always be in our hearts.”

Chadwick‘s legacy is going to be honored in a major way next year.