Katie Holmes recently paid tribute to her late Dawson's Creek co-star Obin defo who passed away at the age of 51 Holmes took to Instagram stories on Sunday September 1st to share her condolences she reposted a real initially shared by Mary Margaret Humes another co-star from Dawson's Creek in her heartfelt message Holmes described nio as wonderful to work with and such a kind man she also expressed her support for his family adding I sent prayers and Grace to his family rest in peace followed by a hard Emoji the news ofo's death was first shared by his sister Kim defo on Facebook on Saturday August 31st she posted a picture of the two siblings smiling together along with a message expressing her deep sorrow heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother and knowing he's finally at peace she wrote capturing the profound sadness and relief that comes with such a l Mary Margaret Humes who played Gail liry Dawson's mother in the popular teen drama also shared her thoughts on Instagram in a moving tribute Humes wrote about the difficulty of accepting Neo's passing these words don't come easy it's hard for me to conceive that you have left us my dear friend she began Humes praised Neo's enduring Spirit calling him a bright shining light and an example of pure unfiltered love and tenacity in the face of life's challenges she concluded her message by reflecting on the support and love they shared over the years especially during difficult times I will cherish all of our messages of love and support to each other over the past few years rest in peace sweet Warrior Humes wrote the tributes from Holmes and Humes highlight the Deep connections formed among the cast members of Dawson's Creek even years after the show ended Neo's passing has clearly left a significant impact on those who knew and worked with him as they remember him with love and admiration