The late actor approved of his character's death scene, which will air in an upcoming episode of the soap opera John Black will have a fitting send-off on Days of Our Lives.The character’s upcoming death scene received the stamp of approval from Drake Hogestyn,

“We were rolling the dice, because it’s difficult to tell a story of someone’s death or a character’s death while the actor is still alive; albeit [Drake] was fighting, like a tiger, a very difficult disease,” Corday told Soap Opera Digest. “And I made the choice to, ‘Okay, let’s tell the story.’”

Days of Our Lives star Deidre Hall said that “lovely tribute shows” have been planned and are forthcoming to honor Drake Hogestyn, who died in late September at 70. Hall, who portrayed Marlena opposite Hogestyn’s John Black,

Deidre Hall explained that Hogestyn's on-screen tribute will air over a few episodes and have tons of John flashbacks.

"We have shows coming up that are just hours of flashbacks of his history," Hall shares with PEOPLE Deidre Hall is revealing how the late Drake Hogestyn 's legacy will be honored. In an interview with PEOPLE at a Days of Our Lives fan event on Nov.