Could This Really Be Farewell to Drake Hogestyn on 'Days of Our

Author: Groshan Fabiola

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After 21 years as John Black on the long-running daytime soap,
Days of Our Lives, Drake Hogestyn finally bade farewell to his
character. Despite the reassurance a couple of months ago from
Days of Our Lives that Hogestyn had not been "let go" from the
series, John Black was still killed off on the soap midway last
month.



The shocking demise of one of the most well-liked characters on
Days of Our Lives provided the proverbial and literal final nail
on the coffin of what has been an ongoing question in the minds
of the daytime drama's fans.



For the most part of the year, Hogestyn had been rather vocal
about his displeasure and discontent over a lack of storyline
involving his onscreen persona.



"At some point, everybody is going to leave the show," Hogestyn
said at a fan event in June. "I have six months left on my
contract, so... After 20 years of throwing fan club gatherings,
this is the final mission. The reality of it is, sooner or
later, you're at the tail [end] of your talent cycle, whether it
be here or somewhere else."



However, sometime in September, a spokesperson for the show told
soapcentral.com that "Drake Hogestyn has not been let go."



So when John Black bit the dust in a fatal and dramatic hit and
run mishap, Days of Our Lives followers were as stunned and
shocked as Deidre Hall's Marlena Evans was when John eventually
breathed his last.



Of course, in the realm of television and Days of Our Lives,
dead may not always be forever.



In related news, other cast members still alive, kicking and
standing were slated to take part in a daylong event for the
benefit of the Childhood Cancer Lifeline. Lauren Koslow (Kate
Roberts), Darin Brooks (Max Brady), Martha Madison (Belle
Black), Judi Evans (Adrienne Johnson; ex-Bonnie Lockhart),
Matthew Ashford (ex-Jack Devereux), Brandon Beemer (Shawn
Douglas Brady) and Nadja Bjorlin (Chloe Lane) were on the bill
for a meet and greet as well as an evening with the stars at the
Downtown Hartford Marriott in Hartford on October 27.

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