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Very bittersweet quality this play retired of the amusement industry:
Drake Hogestyn, a legendary histrion who volition everlastingly beryllium champion known for having played the quality of John Black connected Days of Our Lives for astir 4 decades, has passed away.
He was 70 years old.
Drake Hogestyn attends the Days Of Our Lives’ 50th Anniversary Celebration astatine Hollywood Palladium connected November 7, 2015 successful Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vivien Killilea/Getty Images for Days Of Our Lives)“It’s with dense hearts that we denote the passing of Drake Hogestyn,” reads a connection from the Hogestyn family, which was posted to the Days of Our Lives Instagram account.
“He was thrown the curve shot of his beingness erstwhile helium was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but helium faced the situation with unthinkable spot and determination.
“After putting up an unbelievable fight, helium passed peacefully surrounded by loved ones.”
The connection continued:
“He was the astir astonishing husband, father, papa and actor. He loved performing for the ‘Days’ assemblage and sharing the signifier with the top cast, crew, and accumulation squad successful the business. We emotion him and we volition miss him each the Days of our Lives.”
An Indiana native, Hogestyn was really signed by the New York Yankees and was playing for 1 of their insignificant league teams until helium was injured successful 1977.
He past turned to actor.
Hogestyn’s archetypal large relation was connected CBS bid Seven Brides for Seven Brothers and helium initially joined Days of Our Lives successful 1986 arsenic a mysterious quality known arsenic “The Pawn,” anterior to taking connected Black, a relation helium played for 38 years.
Back successful 2005, Hogestyn and Deidre Hall (who portrayed Marlena Evans) won a Soap Opera Digest Award for Favorite Couple.
Deidre Hall and Drake Hogestyn be The 41st Annual Daytime Emmy Awards astatine The Beverly Hilton Hotel connected June 22, 2014 successful Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for NATAS)“This is simply a precise hard 1 for each of us,” Days of Our Lives enforcement shaper Ken Corday said successful a connection to People Magazine.
“Hogey was the eventual squad subordinate and determination are not capable words to explicit however profoundly helium volition beryllium missed. His interaction connected our show, personally and professionally, was profound and volition everlastingly stay unmatched.”
In the aftermath of this death, galore of Hogestyn’s colleagues besides paid tribute to the star.
“Drake was an unthinkable man,” Alison Sweeney wrote online.
“He was funny, generous and thoughtful. He cared astir each azygous scene, each person. He loved Days, the fans, and shared that passionateness with everyone connected set.
“My bosom breaks for his family, they meant everything to him. He was specified a immense portion of my beingness astatine Days. I volition miss him terribly and treasure each story, each gag & each hug.”
Added histrion Kristian Alfonso:
“I’ll ever retrieve you arsenic a Loving, Loving father, hubby and Dear person but mostly an incredible, passionate quality being, generous and immensely kind, Always ……
“Thank youuuu for the emotion you gave america each mundane Drake connected acceptable and disconnected you were ever our hero.”
Christopher Sean, who played John’s illegitimate lad Paul Narita, penned a moving tribute connected Twitter alongside a photograph from the amusement of John and Paul embracing:
I volition ever emotion you,” helium said. “You were much than conscionable my tv father, successful my eyes you were my dad. Thank you for everything you taught maine and the emotion you gave me. The satellite mislaid a existent Hero. Miss and emotion you truthful overmuch Drake. Rest successful Peace Dad.
Hogestyn leaves down his woman of 37 years, on with 4 children — daughters Whitney, Alexandra and Rachael, and son, Ben — and person 7 grandchildren.
May Drake Hogestyn remainder successful peace.
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