The Walking Dead And Other Casts Pay Tribute To John Bernecker
11/09/2017 05:32 pm EST
Tributes
The Walking Dead consists of a tightly knit bunch of cast and crew. They are to referred to as "The Walking Dead Family" without reason. The family lost a member, prompting actors to send messages on social media. Among them, The Walking Dead's Eric actor Jordan Woods-Robinson, who writes, "Can't stop thinking about John Bernecker. All of my love and hopes for solace goes out to his loved ones and our community."
Olivia actress Ann Mahoney, who exited The Walking Dead in its seventh season, writes, "Much sadness about #nola actor #JohnBernecker today. Sending peace to his family. Pray for them please."
Newcomer to the AMC series Sabrina Gennarino chimes in, as well. "Sending peace, strength, love and prayers to the loved ones of #JohnBernecker," Gennarino wrote. "May his light live on in you #nola #TWDFamily."
Several other members of the stunt community and actors on series such as 24 and Turn chimed in, as well. See their tweets below.
Previous Messages
Prior to Bernecker's passing, several cast and crew members on The Walking Dead showed support on social media.
Maggie Greene actress Lauren Cohan was one of the first to take to social media. "Dear Walking Dead Family, please keep John Bernecker, our stuntman and his family in your prayers today," Cohan wrote.
Executive producer Gale Anne Hurd retweeted Cohan's message with an additional message of her own. "We are all praying for him, his family, friends, and colleagues," Hurd wrote.
The actor responsible for playing Hilltop character Eduardo, Peter Zimmerman, chimed in on Twitter, showing support for Bernecker. "Keeping John Bernecker and his family in my thoughts," Zimmerman wrote.
In a similar role to Zimmerman's, though his character calls the Kingdom home, Daniel actor Daniel Newman sent a similar tweet. "Huge prayers for our #WalkingDead stuntman John Bernecker & family now!" Newman wrote.
Reg Monroe actor Steve Coulter, who exited The Walking Dead in its fifth season, sent a message. "#TWDFamily John Bernecker, a TWD stuntman, was badly injured in a fall on set yesterday," Coulter said. "Please RT & put him in your thoughts and prayers."
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