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I think it was '98 when he died. It's very sad. One of his daughters died not too long after in a car accident, and his wife passed fairly recently. The one remaining daughter is on her own. I actually never really forgave Guiding Light for their abysmal treatment of him when he first became ill. I'm glad One Life to Live hired him and let the story play out until his death. I'll always miss Roger Thorpe.
My mother and grandmother both watched the show, and in fact my grandmother has heard (back in the radio days) and seen the show's entire run. She's 87. I imagine she didn't think she would outlive it. I've watched it off and on over the years. It was like a comfort blanket and I thought it would be around forever.
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