The heartbreaking news that Days of our Lives star Drake Hogestyn died over the weekend caused an outpouring of condolences and memories from the late actor’s costars and fans. Now, one of his biggest scene partners, Stephen Nichols, who was one half of the Black Patch duo, remembers and honors Hogestyn.

Drake Hogestyn‘s Days of Our Lives costars are paying tribute to him in wake of his death. The longtime soap star, who portrayed John Black on the series since 1986, died just one day shy of his birthday on September 28,

Days of Our Lives is mourning the loss of Drake Hogestyn, who since 1986 played John Black on the long-running soap, after his death on Saturday following a battle with pancreatic cancer. He was 70. Eileen Davidson,

We’d be lying if we said we weren’t still in shock from the news that Days of Our Lives‘ Drake Hogestyn passed away over the weekend. He died on Saturday, just one day shy of his 71st birthday. The tributes from Hogestyn’s friends,

Drake Hogestyn's 'Days of Our Lives' costars, including Stephen Nichols and Alison Sweeney, paid tribute to him after his death at age 70

Longtime “Days of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black for nearly four decades, has died at age 70

Drake Hogestyn, a fixture on the soap opera “Days of Our Lives,” has died at 70 from pancreatic cancer. For nearly 40 years, he starred as John Black.

Mr. Hogestyn was best known for playing John Black on the daytime soap opera and appeared in more than 4,200 episodes over 38 years.

The longtime soap actor died on Sept. 28 from pancreatic cancer, but three weeks earlier, he appeared on 'Days of Our Lives' for the last time on Sept. 9