Duck Dynasty's Willie Robertson has mirrored on the poignant final message his father Phil shared together with his household previous to his demise.
Talking to TV Insider on Friday, July 25, Willie, 53, opened up about what it was wish to lose Phil one week earlier than Duck Dynasty: The Revival premiered. (Phil died in Could at age 79 following a battle with Alzheimer's.)
“Phil had been scuffling with Alzheimer's for some time. It was on our thoughts for positive, his situation. It's a part of life. Phil had such a powerful religion,” Willie recalled to the outlet. “He advised us earlier than, ‘Don't cry at my funeral. I do know the place I'm going.'”
Willie added that he was touched about how a lot Phil meant to folks around the globe and mentioned that his dad would have been happy with the present.
“What a life he lived. We heard that from 1000's of individuals, the folks he impacted. Phil would have wished us to do precisely what we're doing,” Willie continued. “No matter is a mirrored image of that religion, and our present is a mirrored image of our fatih. Not overtly. We're not attempting to evangelise to folks or convert folks, however I believe you may see the fruit within the religion of our present and our household and the way it sticks collectively by good occasions and unhealthy. That's why we're on this earth. As we transfer on, I believe it's a reminder to all of us the time will come. I hope I've a funeral like that the place folks really feel that method about me as nicely.”
The Robertson household confirmed Phil's demise in Could by way of an announcement.
“We rejoice at present that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord,” Willie's spouse, Korie Robertson, 51, wrote within the Could 25 assertion. “He reminded us typically of the phrases of Paul, ‘You don't grieve like those that don't have any hope. For we imagine that Jesus died and rose once more, and so we imagine that God will convey with Jesus those that have fallen asleep in him.”
Phil Robertson. (Photograph by Suzanne Cordeiro/Corbis by way of Getty Photographs)
She added: “Thanks for the love and prayers of so many whose lives have been impacted by his life saved by grace, his daring religion, and by his want to inform everybody who would pay attention the Good Information of Jesus. We're grateful for his life on earth and can proceed the legacy of affection for God and love for others till we see him once more. We all know so a lot of you're keen on him and have been impacted by his life.”
Phil's prognosis was initially confirmed by his household in December 2024 after information broke that A&E ordered Duck Dynasty: The Revival.
Duck Dynasty pays tribute to Phil Robertson after the patriarch's demise days earlier than the revival premiered. Phil's surviving son Willie Robertson will kick off the Sunday, June 1, premiere of the A&E collection by studying from his labtop whereas seated in a lounge chair. “So girls and gentleman, begin your engines,” Willie says, […]
“Based on the medical doctors, they're positive that he has some type of blood illness that's inflicting all types of issues,” Phil's son Jase Robertson, 55, defined throughout an episode of the “Unashamed With the Robertson Household” podcast. “It's accelerated and it's inflicting issues together with his complete physique.”
The unique incarnation of Duck Dynasty aired from 2012 to 2017. In addition to Phil and his spouse, Kay Robertson, the unique collection featured Phil's brother Si Robertson and Phil's sons: Willie, Jase and Jep Robertson.
