In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2022
The Supernatural family has mislaid 1 of its own.
Actress Nicki Aycox, who portrayed character Meg Masters connected the CW series alongside Jared Padalecki and Jensen Ackles in 2006 and 2008, died connected Nov. 16, her sister-in-law Susan Raab Ceklosky shared connected Facebook. She was 47.
"My beautiful, smart, fierce, incredibly talented, and loving sister-in-law, Nicki Aycox Raab, passed distant yesterday with my brother, Matt Raab, by her side," Susan wrote successful her Nov. 17 post. "Nicki and Matt had a fantastic beingness unneurotic successful California. She was decidedly a combatant and everyone who knew her loved her."
As quality of Nicki's passing emerged, Eric Kripke—the creator of Supernatural—mourned her decease connected Twitter. "Gutted to perceive the large #NickiAycox, our archetypal #MegMasters, passed away. Too young," helium wrote connected Nov. 20. "She was a delight & delivered lines similar chromatic & venom. I marvel astatine however she made a elemental connection similar ‘lackluster' legendary. #RIP #SPN #SPNFamily @JensenAckles @jarpad."
While an authoritative origin of decease has not been shared publicly, Nicki previously opened up astir her conflict with leukemia.
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"Hi all! Sorry 4 clip away," she wrote connected Instagram successful March 2021. "I can't judge my past 3 months. But, it makes consciousness now. I became precise sick reasoning I had covid successful Jan and Feb. good things came to a head. I ended up successful a infirmary diagnosed with Lukemeia."
"I privation everyone to cognize I'm doing incredibly good and warring my mode thru chemo," she continued. "I volition update with a amended pic of myself, and speech astir staying affirmative thru the worst of times. instrumentality attraction of yourself all! I'll beryllium backmost better, stronger, and wiser!"
Nicki's last Instagram update was posted in March of this year. "#alwayskeepfighting STOP! DO NOT effort to sing 80's euphony aft taking precocious doses of chemo volition origin representation loss," she captioned a video of herself. "Literally got not 1 lyric close #cancersucks #chemosucks #aml #cityofhope #highdosechemo #luekemia #chemosideeffects #chemofunny #chemowarrior #cancerwarrior."