Harrison Wagner with his parents Jack and Kristina.Photo: jack wagner/instagram
Jack Wagneris speaking out for the first time following his son Harrison’sdeathat age 27.
In anInstagram poston Friday, the actor, 62, shared a video expressing his thanks to fans who showed his family love after his son died last month.
“Thank you all so much for the love and kindness that you’ve sent,” he said in the clip filmed from an airport. “I can’t tell you how much it’s meant to me.”
Jack then noted that he was “getting ready to head up to Vancouver to start season 10 ofWhen Calls the Heart,” which he said he was “excited and grateful” for.
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His family revealed that he died after “he ultimately lost his battle with addiction” when they unveiled TheHarrison Wagner Scholarship Fundestablished in his honor, through theNew Life House Recovery Community— a network of sober living facilities for men in the Los Angeles area.
“Harrison was a bright, exuberant young man whose smile lit up any room he was in. He has left behind many men and family members who loved him deeply,” the dedication read. “We hope that Harrison’s memory will live on through this scholarship and will help other young men get help for their addiction that would not otherwise be able to afford it.”
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Harrison is the youngest son of Jack and Kristina, 59. The one-time costars ofGeneral Hospitalwere previously married from 1993 to 2006.
The former couple also share a 31-year-old son named Peter, while Jack has a daughter, Kerry, from a previous relationship.
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source: people.com
