Katie Holmes And Mary-Margaret Humes Pay Tribute To Dawson’s Creek And Stargate SG-1's Obi Ndefo Aft

as a lover of both television and stories I was deeply saddened to learn of Obi deos untimely passing at the age of 51 his role as rock more in Stargate sg1 and his interracial relationship with Bessie Potter and Dawson's Creek were pivotal parts of my teenage years shaping my perspective on diversity and representation in media uh this week it was announced tragically uh that Obin defo known for his roles in Stargate sg1 in Dawson's Creek has passed away at the age of 51 uh his sister was the one who shared this heartbreaking news revealing in a message that her cherished younger brother had succumbed to complications following a car accident which resulted in him losing both's legs I recently posted a photo of my dear brother on Facebook but unfortunately I'm yet to learn about the reasons behind his passing uh heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother and knowing he's finally at peace in my earliest memory I encountered Obi netho as rock no a free Joffa Nation member who interacted with the main character tilki in the series Stargate sg1 back then I saw it on DVD during the early 2000s lately he reappeared on my interest list after I began marathoning Dawson's Creek uh for homes though uh the connections were not loose DEA was an integral part of her growing up experience he played a reasonably large role in the first season of the hit team drama after replacing George Gaffney who starred in me Dawson's Creek pilot when Holmes was still a teenager he would have had scenes with her qualities of in as his character is dating Joey's sister on the series Bessie Potter the two in an interracial relationship that was seen as taboo by some characters in the series at the time um and so um and about Holmes took to her stories to recall her time working with Obie Deo and then a young Yale graduate taking on his most prominent TV role at that time that he played later appear in the six episodes of Stargate sg1 and in several guest roles on shows like and CIS laa the westling and NYPD Blue Holmes called her former co-star wonderful also sharing a picture from the show on our Instagram account other seriously Mary Margaret Humes who played Dawson's mom Gail also paid tribute to the actor on Instagram calling him a part of her TV family she also wrote said in 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 always will be a bright shining by light and what an example of pure unfiltered love and tenacity you set as you face life's challenges of recent I will cherish all of our messages of Love support to each other over the past few years rest in peace sweet Warrior not long ago uh beo suffered a car accident that resulted in the amputation of both his legs this unfortunate incident took place outside arowin market in Los Angeles where he had gone grocery shopping after attending a yoga class a driver under the influence struck him as he stood beside his car a witness stayed with him until Emergency Services arrived as reported by NBC at the time at that point he stayed motivated by repeating empowering phrases to himself in interviews with media Outlets he expressed I can accomplish this task and I wish to continue on making a difference in the world Bon he clarified that he harbored no resentment regarding the incident over the years he established the Arts Alliance For Humanity to the Los Angeles region and dedicated himself to serving the community even during his acting engagement and our thoughts go out to his friends uh his family and his TV family at this time uh this week it was announced tragically that OB AO known for his roles in stardate sg1 and Boston's Creek has passed away at the age of 51 his sister was the one who shared this heartbreaking news revealing in a message that her cherished younger brother had succumbed to complications following a car accident which resulted in him losing both his legs I recently posted a photo of my dear brother on Facebook but unfortunately I'm yet to learn about the reasons behind his passing uh heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother and knowing he's finally at peace and in my earliest memory I encountered Obi nefo as Rak no a free jaffin Nation member who interacted with the main character teal in the series stard date sg1 back then it was a going up where I saw it on DVD during the early 2000s lately he reappeared on my interest list after I began marathoning Dawson's Creek I was late uh for homes though uh the connections were not loose uh and defo uh was an integral part of her growing up experience uh he played a reasonably large role uh in the first season some of the hit teen drama uh Act after replacing George Gaffin who started in the dosson creek pilot uh when Holmes was still a teenager uh he would have had scenes uh with her uh quite often as his character was dating uh uh Jill's sister uh on the series Bessie Potter uh the two were in an interracial relationship that was seen as taboo uh by some characters on the series at the time [Music] and his homes took to her stories to recall her time working as Obi and Theo and a young Yale graduate taking on his most prominent TV world at that time he later appear in six episodes of Stargate sg1 and in several guest roles on shows like NCIS SLA The West Wing and NYPD Blue Holmes called her former coastar wonderful also sharing a picture from the show on her Instagram account other cies Le Mary Margaret Humes who played Dawson's mom Gail also paid tribute to the actor on Instagram calling him a part of her TV family she also wrote we look for a single matter and these words don't come easy uh uh it's hard for me to conceive that you have left us uh my dear friend uh you always were and always will be a bright shining even light what an example of pure unfiltered love and tenacity you set as you face life's challenges of recent I will cherish all of our messages of love and support to each other over the past few years rest in peace sweet Warrior uh not long ago defo suffered a car accident that resulted in the amputation of both his legs this unfortunate incident took place outside aroan market in Los Angeles where he had done grocery shopping after attending a yoga class a driver under the influence struck him as he stood beside his car a witness stayed with him until emergencies inter R had reported by NBC at the time uh at that point he stayed motivated by repeating Empower and phrases to himself and interviews with media Outlets he expressed I can accomplish this task and I wish to continue making a difference in the world and later on he clarified that he harbored no resent in guarding the incident over the years he established the Arts Alliance For Humanity in the Los Angeles region and dedicated himself to serving the community even during his acting engagements uh our thoughts go out to his friends his family and his TV family at this time