OAN Staff Abril Elfi
12:12 PM – Sunday, September 29, 2024
“Days Of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn, has died after fighting a battle with pancreatic cancer.
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On Saturday, the show announced that Hogestyn, who played John Black on the hit soap opera for nearly 40 years, “passed away peacefully” surrounded by loved ones, just one day before his 71st birthday.
“It’s with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of Drake Hogestyn,” the statement read. “He was thrown the curve ball of his life when he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, but he faced the challenge with incredible strength and determination.”
“After putting up an…