Days of Our Lives actor Robert Kelker-Kelly dies at 62

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Robert Kelker-Kelly, known for playing Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives, died suddenly at age 62 after cardiac arrest.

Robert Kelker-Kelly, best known for playing Bo Brady on Days of Our Lives, died suddenly on 3 October at age 62 after suffering cardiac arrest at his Missouri home. His wife, Allison Kelly, told police she picked him up from Spirit of St. Louis Airport around 7:30pm when he began complaining of chest, neck and left arm pain during their drive home. He asked her to pull over so he could vomit, according to the police report.

Allison asked her husband if he wanted to go to the hospital, but he declined and requested instead to go home and rest. After arriving at their Missouri residence, he changed his clothes, got into bed and continued experiencing pain. He asked his wife to get him an aspirin. When Allison returned from the kitchen, she found him unresponsive and not breathing. She called 911 and began performing CPR.

Paramedics and police responded shortly after 8pm and attempted life-saving measures, but Kelker-Kelly was pronounced dead at 9:09pm. According to the report, Allison told investigators her husband had no known medical conditions and took no prescription medications. Police found nothing suspicious at the scene. The police report also revealed that Kelker-Kelly, who worked as a professional pilot, had quietly married Allison Jean Harper on 15 July 2022 in Missouri, a marriage that had not been publicly announced.

How it is being reported

• 'Days of Our Lives' star Robert Kelker-Kelly ignored alarming symptoms before sudden death: police reportRobert Kelker-Kelly's wife told police the "Days of Our Lives" actor declined a hospital trip despite his alarming symptoms in his final hours.Fox News · 17 Oct, 19:02
• ‘Days of Our Lives’ actor Robert Kelker-Kelly quietly married 4 years before his ‘sudden death’The marriage, which was not publicly announced, came to light after a police report obtained by Page Six earlier this week identified Allison Kelly as the actor’s wife.New York Post · 16 Oct, 18:48

In this story: Robert Kelker-Kelly · Allison Kelly · Days of Our Lives · St. Peters Police Department · Missouri · Spirit of St. Louis Airport

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