[Music] Katie Holmes is paying tribute to her late Dawson's Creek co-star Obi defo after his sister cam shared on Facebook on Saturday that her brother had died he was 51 over the weekend per people Hol shared her condolences as part of a caption to her Instagram story which has since expired he was wonderful to work with and such a kind man I send prayers and Grace to his family rest in peace Holmes wrote underneath a screenshotted photo of a tribute re first shared by fellow Dawson's star Mary Margaret Humes Humes who played Dawson's mother gaale ly in the teen drama wrote in that tribute on Saturday these words don't come easy it's hard for me to conceive that you have left us my dear friend you always were and always will be a bright shining light what an example of pure unfiltered love and tenacity you set as you faced life's challenges of recent hume's real also included several photos and videos of obie on set of the show Humes concluded I will cherish all of our messages of love and support to each other over the past few years rest in peace sweet Warrior and Kim didn't provide any detail surrounding her brother's death in her post which included a throwback photo of herself and Obie smiling heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother and knowing he's finally at peace Kim wrote for the Los Angeles Times Obie became a double amput in 2019 after a tragic hidden run accident according to the report the actor was putting groceries into his car when a drunk driver slammed into him from behind leading to damage so severe both legs needed to be amputated when Dawson's Creek debuted in 1998 Obie played bod a chef who partnered with hume's character to run the capeside fish beastro L's fresh fish he was also the boyfriend of Bessie Potter Nina repa the older sister of holm's iconic character Joey Potter Obie was also known for roles in the Jamie Fox show Third Rock From the Sun Angel Star Trek Voyager NYPD Blue The West Wing and Stargate sg1