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Patrick Duffyis grieving the death of his close friendSuzanne Somers.
Suzanne Somers and Patrick Duffy at the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences in 2009.Frazer Harrison/Getty
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He outlined some of the things he’ll miss most when remembering Somers, including “the phone calls, the emails, the visits, and the meals and laughter.”
He continued, “But the dialogue of deep and thoughtful, and silly and frivolous continues. My conversations with her now will be held solely through my daily Buddhist practice.”
Duffy added, “I am not alone in wishing I had one more face-to-face with her and [her husband]Alan, but had we had that meeting last Friday I would still be yearning for just one more today. It is the painful beauty of our present human reality. What strength and support I can muster I send to Alan and [her son]Bruceand her family and to her I say; When the stone of your life dropped in this pond you made quite a ripple my friend. Thank you.”
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In 2014, Duffy addressed the idea of rebooting the series in modern day. “We as a cast get approached about the possibility. Suzanne and I would love the opportunity to work together again. If scripts and circumstances were appropriate, I’m sure something would happen,” he wrote in aReddit AMA.
Year later, in 2021, theDallasalum said he considered Somers his “best friend.”
“She’s a mother above all else. She’s a caretaker,” he toldEntertainment Tonight. “She’s just one of the best people. She’s a go-to person. If I ever needed something, I know I could pick up the phone and say, ‘Suzanne, I really need help on this.’ It would be there."
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