We’ve got even more bad news for Days of Our Lives fans in the wake of learning Drake Hogestyn had passed away over the weekend from pancreatic cancer. It seems we’ve already seen his final episodes as John Black.

Longtime “Days of Our Lives” star Drake Hogestyn, who played John Black for nearly four decades, has died at age 70.

FILE - Mary Beth Evans, left, and Drake Hogestyn present the award for outstanding daytime talk series host during the 50th Daytime Emmy Awards on Friday, Dec. 15, 2023, in Los Angeles. Hogestyn, who played John Black for nearly four decades, has died from pancreatic cancer at age 70. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File) Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP