Michael Easton held his good friend Kamar De Los Reyes’ hand till his remaining second on Earth.
The beloved actor handed away from most cancers in December at age 56 after a non-public battle with most cancers.
Easton, 57, revealed these private particulars on Thursday, Might 16 through the Daytime Stands Up: A Profit for Stand As much as Most cancers – We All Have a Story livestream.
The Common Hospital actor stated his longtime good friend was with those that liked him most on the time of his passing.
‘I used to be holding his hand when he handed, and he was surrounded by household and buddies,’ he defined.
Michael Easton (L) held his good friend Kamar De Los Reyes’ (R) hand till his remaining second on Earth. The beloved actor handed away from most cancers in December at age 56 after a non-public battle with most cancers
‘There was a lot love round him. I imply, he touched so many lives.’
The One Life to Dwell alum, who shared screentime with De Los Reyes on the daytime drama for a number of years, went on to disclose the 2 buddies met on the set of their first movie, 1990’s Coldfire.
‘I used to be scared and I used to be quiet and I used to be immediately drawn to his bravado and his sense of himself,’ the Emmy nominee recollected. ‘Kamar was bigger than life.’
The 2 remained finest buds for the following three a long time.
‘He was the very best man at my wedding ceremony, and I’m the godfather to his son, Michael. His loss was profound on all of us,’ the Port Charles alum acknowledged.
‘There hasn’t been a day passed by that I haven’t considered him, and his household and what he delivered to this world, and the contributions he made, not solely to this appearing group,’ he stated of his buddies benevolence.
‘He liked being an actor and he was a terrific actor.’
His love and dedication to his craft meant that De Los Reyes continued working all through his sickness, exhibiting up on the set of All American, ‘two weeks earlier than his demise. He was fierce to the tip,’ Easton stated.
The Common Hospital star made the emotional revelation through the Might 16 Daytime Stands Up: A Profit for Stand As much as Most cancers – We All Have a Story livestream
Easton revealed he and De Los Reyes had been good friend since assembly on the set of their first film, 1990’s Coldfire. The actor went on to be Easton’s finest man at his wedding ceremony and in flip Easton is godfather to the All America actor’s son Michael (Pictured in Los Angeles in March 2020)
De Los Reyes is survived by his spouse, actress Sherri Saum, 49, and their twins Michael and John, 10. The actor can also be survived by his son Cayden, 26, from a earlier relationship (Pictured in Los Angeles in March 2022)
‘He by no means talked about being sick. Though the percentages had been stacked from the very starting, and it’s nonetheless actually arduous for me to speak about, however I used to be in awe of his energy and his resolve. I’d’ve shut down lengthy earlier than he did.’
The late actor’s household has not disclosed what kind of most cancers claimed his life. De Los Reyes was married to Good Bother star Sherri Saum, 49. The couple shared twin sons Michael and John, 10. The actor was additionally dad to son Cayden, 26, from a earlier relationship.
The Hollywood group turned out to assist the household as they bid farewell to their beloved husband and father.
‘Individuals stretched out all the best way exterior,’ he stated of the attendance on the memorial. ‘Individuals confirmed [who] hadn’t seen him in 20 years. That was the impact. So most of the One Life to Dwell forged members got here and [the] forged from All American’ turned out as effectively.’
