General Hospital Star Had Cancer

Day television said goodbye to one of their own.

Tristan Rogers– who was best known for playing the role of Robert Scorpio on the day soap opera General hospital“Has died, his manager confirmed ABC 7. He was 79 years old.

Meryl Soda shared that the cause of Rogers’s death was a battle against lung cancer, although it was not smoky.

“He liked to be Scorpion and he created this role from nothing,” said Soodak with the point of sale. “He was supposed to work one day and he ended up doing something huge. He was just a really faithful and kind human being and he loved his family.”

The news comes less than a month after the Australian star shared her Lung cancer diagnosiswho coincided with His last appearance on General hospital.

“Although there is still hope and works in close collaboration with his medical team on a processing plan, this is a difficult period for Tristan and his family,” read a July statement from his representative. “While they are confronted with both the emotional and physical charges that come with this diagnosis, the family kindly requires privacy and understanding.”