“Duck Dynasty ”Star Phil Robertson Dies at 79 Following Alzheimer's Diagnosis

Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson has died. He was 79.

The reality star's family shared nan news done various societal media posts connected Sunday, May 25, months aft they revealed successful December that he was diagnosed pinch Alzheimer's disease.

Phil's son, Jase Robertson, posted a tribute connected X, writing, "My dada has gone to beryllium pinch nan Lord today! He will beryllium missed but we cognize he is successful bully hands, and our family is bully because God is very good! We will spot him again!" arsenic Sadie Robertson Huff, Phil's granddaughter, marked his decease pinch an Instagram station featuring a series of photos of their celebrated family passim nan years.

In their ain associated Instagram post, boy Willie Robertson and his woman Korie Robertson wrote, "We observe coming that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now pinch nan Lord."

"Thank you for nan emotion and prayers of truthful galore whose lives person been impacted by his life," nan brace continued, successful part, adding, "We cognize truthful galore of you emotion him and person been impacted by his life. We’re having a backstage work for now, but we’ll stock specifications soon astir a nationalist ceremony of his life."

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Phil's Alzheimer's test was first made nationalist connected nan Dec. 6 section of the Unashamed pinch nan Robertson Family podcast. At nan time, Jase revealed that his dada was successful nan “early stages” of nan illness.

He further explained that his father's Alzheimer's "accelerated, and it's causing problems pinch his full body," adding, "He's conscionable not doing well. He's really struggling."

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Months later, during an April 2 section of nan podcast, Jase spoke much astir his dad's wellness ordeal, telling listeners that Phil was "not good."

He continued, "We're making him comfortable, and we're doing nan champion we can. I deliberation that's conscionable what you do."

Duck Dynasty aired connected A&E and followed members of nan Robertson family — including Phil and Kay Robertson, alongside 3 of their sons, Jase, Willie and Jep, positive respective grandchildren and a fewer of their labor arsenic they worked together astatine their family business, Duck Commander.

The bid ended successful 2017 aft 11 seasons, though it spawned various spinoffs, including Going Si-Ral, Jep & Jessica: Growing nan Dynasty, At Home pinch nan Robertsons and Duck Family Treasure. A&E announced successful January that nan show would return to nan web as Duck Dynasty: The Revival.

The Robertson family has grown since nan celebrated bid ended, pinch galore of the younger cast members starting their ain families.

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Phil, a Louisiana autochthonal and nan laminitis and president of nan hunting institution Duck Commander, started nan family business successful 1972 pinch a now-patented duck call. He joined Kay erstwhile she was 17, aft she became pregnant pinch nan couple’s first son.

Duck Dynasty: The Revival is expected to premiere connected A&E this summer.