Cameron Boyce‘s mother is expressing her appreciation for Adam Sandler for the subtle tribute he included in Happy Gilmore 2 for the late actor.

Boyce, who died in 2019 at age 20, appears at the beginning of the sequel, after Sandler’s character, Happy Gilmore, approaches a golfing check-in booth. The scene then cuts to two people sitting behind the counter, watching a show on a small TV. That’s when viewers see a quick glimpse of Boyce on the television screen, in what appears to be an episode from his Disney Channel show Jessie, where he played Luke Ross from 2011 to 2015.

“Adam and Cameron talked quite a bit in the days leading up to his death,” Libby Boyce wrote on Instagram Sunday. “Cameron was supposed to be in [Hubie Halloween] and they were strategizing. They had a bond I think related to being authentic, funny and just keeping it real. Adam always finds a way to keep Cams memory alive which warms our heart.”

In a second post on Monday, she shared a screenshot from the new movie and wrote in the caption, “Thank you @adamsandler for honoring Cam’s legacy in Happy Gilmore 2.”

Boyce and Sandler first worked together on 2010’s Grown Ups, in which Boyce played Keithie Feder, one of Sandler’s Lenny’s sons. They both reprised their roles in 2013’s Grown Ups 2.

The actor, who was also known for his roles in Descendants, Jessie and Mrs. Fletcher, died “in his sleep due to a seizure which was a result of an ongoing medical condition,” a family spokesperson shared at the time. Since his death, Sandler has always spoken highly of Boyce and also included a tribute in the credits of his 2020 film Hubie Halloween.