This is the first time that Jack Wagner has spoken publicly after the loss of his son Harrison, who was 27 years old.
After the passing of his son a month ago, the actor, who is 62 years old, published a video on Friday through Instagram in which he thanked fans for their outpouring of love and support for his family.
In the video footage that was shot from within an airport, he can be heard saying, “Thank you all so much for the love and generosity that you’ve sent.” “I just do not have the words to express how much this means to me.”
After that, Jack revealed that he was “getting ready to travel up to Vancouver to start season 10 of When Calls the Heart,” an opportunity for which he was “happy and appreciative.”
In the final portion of his address, he extended his gratitude to the audience “for the love and support you’ve offered me,”
According to a report acquired by PEOPLE from the Los Angeles Medical Examiner’s Office, Harrison, the son of Jack and his ex-wife Kristina Wagner, was discovered loss in a parking lot in Los Angeles in the month of June.
When his family unveiled the Harrison Wagner Scholarship Fund that had been established in his honor through the New Life House Recovery Community — a network of sober living facilities for men in the Los Angeles area — they disclosed that he passed away after “he ultimately lost his battle with addiction.” This information came to light when the family unveiled the fund.
“Harrison was a brilliant and vivacious young man, and his grin could brighten up any space he was in. He has left behind a large number of individuals and members of his family who loved him very much “the reading of the dedication. “We hope that Harrison’s legacy will live on via this scholarship and that it will help other young men who otherwise would not be able to afford therapy for their addiction,” said the family. “This award will help other young men obtain help for their addiction.”
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Harrison is the eldest of Jack and Kristina, 59, and their youngest son. The former co-stars of General Hospital shared a life together as husband and wife from 1993 till 2006.
In addition, the former couple has a son together named Peter who is now 31 years old. Jack, on the other hand, has a daughter named Kerry from a prior relationship.
