Actor Wayne Northrop, who is perhaps best known for his roles on Days of Our Lives and Dynasty, died on Friday. He was 77.
Northrop’s publicist Cynthia Snyder told Deadline that the soap star died on Friday at the Motion Picture and Television Woodland Hills Home following a long struggle with Alzheimer’s.
“Wayne was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s 6 years ago. He took his last breath in the arms of his family,” Northrop’s wife, actress Lynn Herring Northrop, in a statement. “We wish to thank the most caring and amazing place, The Motion Picture and Television Home for taking such great care of him.”
Lynn Herring Northrop added, “Wayne touched so many people with his sense of humor and wit. A husband for 43 years, the best dad ever to his two boys, Hank and Grady, and a rancher who loved his cows and was a friend to many.”
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