The daughter of Paul and Sheila Avery has confirmed that the couple died in a house fire on Tuesday.
Paul is best known as an actor who starred in the iconic ABC soap for twelve years All my children. Per Soap Digesthe played the bartender Hughie in the dive bar Foxy’s. He also came in Three company, Soap, Tales from the Dark Side and 1978’s Superman.
NBC Newsciting New Jersey State Police, reported that the Averys’ home was on fire at 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, when first responders arrived. The news outlet reports that “the couple was unresponsive and later succumbed to their injuries.”
The couple’s daughter, Kyle, confirmed their deaths in a Facebook post Tuesday.
“I am devastated to share that our parents, Paul and Sheila Garry Avery, passed away early this morning,” she wrote. “We loved them so much, and they loved us so much, and no one ever had to wonder if that was true. We are grateful to the Blairstown Fire Department for their efforts. Service plans to follow.”
The fire is under investigation at the time of writing; Authorities have not yet announced a clear cause at the time of writing.
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