For most of us, the tragic news that Days of Our Lives‘ Drake Hogestyn had passed away hit like a ton of bricks. We awoke Sunday morning to a world that was suddenly devoid of the man who, thanks to his constant presence on our televisions for nearly four decades,

Hall and Hogestyn shared the screen together on the daytime drama for decades as fan-favorite couple Marlena Evans and John Black.

Deidre Hall is paying tribute to her friend and Days of Our Lives co-star Drake Hogestyn, who recently passed away at the age of 70. On Lives, Hall and Hogestyn captivated audiences for decades as one of the fans’ favorite couples,