Describing the cast's reaction to Hogestyn's death on Sept. 28 (just one day before his 71st birthday), Hall said the group had only one word to describe their emotions, "Shock."

Days of our Lives star Deidre Hall (Marlena) teared up while remembering Drake Hogestyn (John) during the hit Peacock soap’s 59th-anniversary celebration. Deidre and the rest of Drake’s Days family were rocked to their core following his passing in September from pancreatic cancer.