‘Duck Dynasty’ star has died at 79 (2025)

“Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has died.

He was 79.

His daughter-in-law, Korie Robertson, shared the news to Facebook Sunday evening.

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“We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord,” she wrote. “He reminded us often of the words of Paul, ‘you do not grieve like those who have no hope. For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him.’

“Thank you for the love and prayers of so many whose lives have been impacted by his life saved by grace, his bold faith, and his desire to tell everyone who would listen the Good News of Jesus,” she added. “We are grateful for his life on earth and will continue the legacy of love for God and love for others until we see him again. We know so many of you love him and have been impacted by his life. We’re having a private service for now, but we’ll share details soon about a public celebration of life.’

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Just last month the “Duck Dynasty” crew shared that Phil and his wife, Kay Robertson, had been reunited in a home as they both battled physical issues.

“My dad’s not doing great overall, and my mom is not doing great physically,” Jase Robertson said on the ‘Unashamed with the Robertson Family’ podcast. “She has to have pretty much 24/7 professional healthcare, but my dad, it’s like, you’re helping her morale. She’s helping his morale.”

“They’re in a facility where there are other people, but they have their own little private room,” Jase said. “It’s great. And so, they’re helping each other. So, that’s been positive.”

Jase Robertson revealed last year that Phil was battling Alzheimer’s disease as well as a blood disorder.

“We were trying to figure out the diagnosis, but according to the doctors, he has some sort of blood disease causing all kinds of problems,” Jase said on the podcast.

“We’ve got a team of doctors, and then we have another set of doctors who are looking at all the tests, and they’re all in agreement that there’s no curing what he has,” he added.