‘Such sweet memories’: Dallas star Linda Gray posts pic with late son Jeff Thrasher carving turkey as she spends first Thanksgiving without him
On Sunday, she announced that her son Jeff Thrasher had passed away at the age of 56.
And on Wednesday, as she prepared to spend her first Thanksgiving without him, Dallas star Linda Gray posted a photo of the two of them together to Instagram.
In the photo, the actress, 80, hug her son as they pose for a picture while he carves a roast turkey in the kitchen.
‘Sweet memories’: As she prepared to spend her first Thanksgiving without him, Dallas star Linda Gray posted this photo of herself with son Jeff Thrasher who died this week
Gray wrote in the caption: ‘I have so much to be thankful for. Being Jeff’s Mother was an honor.’
She went on: ‘I have such sweet memories of cooking with him. He always carved the Turkey and made his special cranberry sauce.’
On Monday, in sharing the news of her loss, she had described Jeff as ‘the kindest, funniest, sweetest human being….. he brought the world such love and was loved by everyone!’
Missing him: Gray, 80, had shared the sad news on Monday that Jeff, 56, had passed away. He was a successful TV producer and director
Departed: In sharing the news of her loss, she had described her son as ‘ the kindest, funniest, sweetest human being….. he brought the world such love and was loved by everyone!’
Gray, who starred as Sue Ellen Ewing on Dallas opposite Larry Hagman as J.R., shared her son with her late ex-husband Ed Thrasher. The couple also had a daughter Kehly, now 54.
Thrasher, an art director and photographer, died in 2006 at age 74. He and Gray were married from 1962 to 1983.
Jeff was also in the entertainment industry, enjoying a successful career as a television producer and director.
His credits included Junior Chef Showdown, The Amazing Race Canada, Vegas rat Rods and Furze World Wonders.
Fame: Gray starred as Sue Ellen Ewing on Dallas opposite Larry Hagman as J.R. in the phenomenally successful TV series Dallas. The two are pictured together in 1981
Family: Gray shared her son with her late ex-husband Ed Thrasher, who died in 2006. The couple, who were married from 1962 to 1983, had a daughter Kehly, now 54 (pictured in 1982)