Y&R - RIP Jerry Douglas (John Abbott)

[YRfan23]

Seeing sources that’s said he passed.

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[katie_9918]

Oh, I loved him on Y&R. This hurts, as absurd as that may sound considering his age and his great life.

[Wendy]

Deadline is reporting this:

Jerry Douglas Dead: Longtime ‘The Young And The Restless’ Actor Was 88 – Deadline

[Taoboi]

I saw it on my way back from the laundry. 

 

Le sigh.

 

This does hurt. 

[DRW50]

Very sorry for his loved ones and so many who worked with him at Y&R. I never had much use for John Abbott as a character, but Jerry was a very warm presence who had a great deal of easy chemistry with those around him, especially the Abbott kids. Many lovely moments with Beth Maitland and Eileen Davidson and Brenda Epperson are in my head as I type this. I still remember the twinkle in his eye as he smiled. 

[YRfan23]

He had such a warm presence, and was always so believable in any scenes he shared with his onscreen family. He was definitely one of the true Moral Centers of the show! 

[Cruising Soaps]

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very sad

[janea4old]

Amazingly they all got together a few weeks ago.,

see this insta  post by Lauralee Bell:
https://www.instagram.com/p/CU8mpleJ3W1/

[YRfan23]

I always loved John being one of Dru's biggest supporters when she first came on the show. He had such a warmness with VR here! 

 

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[BoldRestless]

Thank you for posting that photo from Lauralee Bell. That's lovely. RIP Jerry

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This reunion from 2018 is really nice if you haven't seen it:

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[YRfan23]

I can't believe I haven't seen this before....my heart is breaking even more for his Co-Stars!   He still had the twinkle in his eyes till the end though.

[mango]

I'm so sorry to hear this news. His voice is so distinctive. Thank you for all the wonderful memories Mr. Douglas.

[soapfan770]

Wow I’m very sorry to hear this!!!

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Jerry Douglas was definitely the father and wise sage figure of the show for so many years as John Abbott I had always figured that the Latham regime was too quick to kill off John like they did. John may have come off as too stern/rigid and complicated at times but Douglas always exuded such warmth with the Abbott family it was also hard not to like him. 
 

thanks for sharing @BoldRestless it’s too bad we never got a final John & Dina scene for some sort of true closure

RIP Jerry.

[Vee]

A classy, warm and yes, sexy figure for years. They were so foolish to let him go. RIP.

[kalbir]

Killing off John Abbott was the worst thing Y&R ever did and it marked the end of an era. Y&R has not been the same ever since then.

RIP Jerry Douglas and thank you for the 24 years you were the heart of the Abbott family.

Edited November 11, 2021 by kalbir