Hogestyn’s daughters Whitney Herndon and Alex Corwin spoke exclusively with Access Hollywood about their late father.
Looking back at family traditions, she continued, “Over the past few years Halloween was really my favorite tradition. We would dress up and we would do a big theme costume. My parents would be involved. My husband, my kids, and our dad would get into character where he would memorize the songs of whatever character he was dressed as.”
“He was just the ‘drop everything you're doing, no questions asked’ type of dad.” Corwin continued, “He would pick us up unfortunately at all hours of the night for whatever reason. Our friends would call him when they weren't with us and he would go pick them up. He just wanted to make sure everyone was safe. He wanted to be that father figure for everyone.”
Reflecting on the naming of her son Thomas Drake, she added, “So my father-in-law's name is Thomas. My husband's name is Thomas. And then, of course, Drake as the middle name, which he loves, and my dad loved it.”
Meanwhile, Drake’s other family on-screen in Salem on Days of our Lives is set to feel his loss in the coming days. Incoming head writers Paula Cwikly and Jeanne Marie Ford spoke to TV Guide’s Stephanie Sloane, teasing their plans for the soap. One of the first stories the new regime will tackle is writing out the character of John Black. Hogestyn had to step away from the role he had inhabited since 1986 for an impressive 4,425 episodes, as he courageously fought pancreatic cancer. Hogestyn sadly passed away on September 28, 2024. Speaking of this story, the writers said: “While we wanted John to have a heroic and meaningful exit, we wrote the story with the fervent hope that Drake would be able to return someday. John had already been off for over nine months, and there were only so many missions the man could be on. Realizing he might never come back, while praying he would, we needed to craft an exit that honored John, Drake, and the fans.”
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