Jay Pickett.Photo: GP/Star Max/GC Images
General Hospitalis remembering Jay Pickett, who died on July 30 at age 60.
The late actor was honored with a silent tribute at the end of Tuesday’s episode of the ABC soap opera, which showed a photo of him alongside the words, “In Loving Memory of Jay Pickett,“according to Deadline.
A rep forGeneral Hospitaldid not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
Pickett had appeared onGeneral Hospital as Det. David Harper from 2006-2008.
The on-air tribute comes nearly three weeks after Pickett died while working on his upcoming movieTreasure Valley.
“Jay Pickett, our leading man, writer, producer, and creator of this movie passed away suddenly while we were on location preparing to film a scene,” director and producer Travis Millsannouncedin a post shared to the film’s official Facebook on Aug. 1.
Jay Pickett.Bob D’Amico/Walt Disney Television via Getty
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“He was kind, sweet, and generous. He was one of the best actors I ever worked with and it was an honor to collaborate with him. Everyone who met him, even for the briefest moment, could feel his warmth, his wonderful spirit. It is difficult to find the words right now to say more. His closest friends have said that he was very happy makingTreasure Valleyand my hope is that he truly was,” Mills added. “He was doing what he loved: acting, riding horses, making movies. And he was magnificent.”
Actor Jim Heffelsharedin a separate post that Pickett “died sitting on a horse ready to rope a steer in the movieTreasure Valleyin Idaho.”
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“Jay Pickett decided to ride off into the Heavens,” wrote Heffel. “The way of a true cowboy.”
In addition toGeneral Hospital, Pickett had roles on soap opera hits such asDays of Our LivesandPort Charles. His other television credits includedMr. Belvedere,Matlock,Dragnet,Dexter,The MentalistandNCIS: Los Angeles.
According to the Nampa Funeral Home, a celebration of Pickett’s life has been scheduled for for Friday, Aug. 20 at the Nampa Civic Center in Nampa, Idaho. The memorial service will be streamed through the funeral home’s website beginning at 4:45 p.m. ET.
source: people.com
