The cast of Liv and Maddie suffered a loss of one of their own earlier this week, as Patty Duke passed away.
To celebrate her life and her amazingness, Disney Channel will be re-airing “Grandma-A-Rooney” TODAY, April 2nd, April 19th and April 28th.
“We are so unbelievably saddened to hear about the passing of Patty Duke,” executive producer and showrunner John Beck shared. “We only had her for a week on the set of Liv And Maddie, but she touched our lives forever. Liv and Maddie would not exist without Patty. As the saying goes, ‘We stand on the shoulders of the Giants who have come before us.’”
In “Grandma-A-Rooney”, Grandma Janice (Duke) shows up to present Liv (Dove Cameron) with an award, but something just doesn’t feel right.
Meanwhile, Joey (Joey Bragg) invites three girls over to watch the “Lover’s Comet.”
10+ pics inside from Patty Duke’s episode of Liv and Maddie…
We’re still saddened by the fact that Patty Duke is no longer with us, after passing away this week.
While other cast members of Liv and Maddie reacted to Grandma Rooney’s passing, we were all waiting to hear Dove Cameron thoughts.
“I tried to write to you what I feel in my heart. Words are hard today,” Dove wrote early on Wednesday morning on Instagram.
She added, “Thank you for being my mentor. Thank you for giving to me so generously. Thank you for being kind. I lost a friend today. And the world lost a little bit of light.”
Such sad news – longtime actress Patty Duke has died.
She was 69 years old. If you remember, Patty famously guest-starred on an episode of Liv and Maddie titled “Grandma-A-Rooney,” in which she played Grandma Janice and Great-Aunt Hillary.
Stars Jessica Marie Garcia, Joey Bragg, Shelby Wulfurt, producer John Beck, and more took to social media to remember their late co-star.
“Just woke up to the devastating news about #PattyDuke passing away,” Jessica wrote on Instagram. “I had the absolute pleasure of working with her last year on #livandmaddie and she was every bit the legend she was made out to be. I will hold our shared moments dear to my heart and may you rest in peace. Prayers to your family. (Appreciate each other)”
Our thoughts go out to Patty‘s family and friends during this difficult time.
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