Jennifer Love Hewitt turned to Instagram to pay tribute to her later mother Patricia Hewitt on Tuesday.On what would have been her 77th birthday, the 43-year-old actress shared a throwback childhood photo with her mom and wrote, 'Today you are 77 in heaven!'The image shows a young Jennifer playing with her mom as she giggles in a blue bathing suit. Tribute:Jennifer Love Hewitt paid tribute to her later mother Patricia Hewitt on what would've been her 77th birthdayWith her brunette hair slick and wet from a pool day, Jennifer covered her mom's eyes with her small hands.Continuing her caption she said, 'The little girl in this pic knew from the moment we met, that you would be the greatest woman in her life.And you were!' Hewitt also made mention that Patricia's birthday falls on International Women's Day as she gushed, 'You were a single mom, great business woman, greatest friend, shined even when your heart was breaking, stared cancer in the face with grace and fight.'Jen and her brother Dr Todd Hewitt lost their mom to complications from cancer in 2012.
