Suzanne Somers’ ‘Step by Step’ TV husband Patrick Duffy breaks silence on her death

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told People in a statement on Monday. “For that brief moment it was unbelievable. But indeed she has passed.” “She beautifully passed through my life on this leg of her endless journey,” continued Duffy. “My task now is to remain on the roadside as she continues on.”The “Dallas” alum noted that he will miss several things about Somers, including “the phone calls, the emails, the visits, and the meals and laughter.”“But the dialogue of deep and thoughtful, and silly and frivolous continues,” Duffy continued. “My conversations with her now will be held solely through my daily Buddhist practice.”Duffy also acknowledged that he is “not alone in wishing” he had “one more face-to-face” with her and her husband, Alan Hamel. “But had we had that meeting last Friday I would still be yearning for just one more today,” he said. “It is the painful beauty of our present human reality.”He concluded: “What strength and support I can muster I send to Alan and [her son] Bruce and 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.”Somers met Duffy in 1991 when they both starred in the hit ABC show “Step by Step” as parents of a blended family.

The show aired for seven seasons until its 1998 finale. In 2021, the actor told Entertainment Tonight that he considered Somers to be his “best friend.”“She’s a mother above all else.