The first responders on 9-1-1 are no strangers to grief and loss, but this week’s episode ended with a real-life tribute.
Season 9, episode 4 of the ABC first-responder drama — featuring Athena (Angela Bassett) and Hen (Aisha Hinds) fighting to get back to Earth after their ill-fated trip to space — concluded with a tribute card simply reading “For Dad.”
Entertainment Weekly can confirm the dedication was in honor of Charles Minear Sr., the father of 9-1-1 co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer Tim Minear.
Minear also served as co-creator and a showrunner on spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star and is co-creator of the latest expansion of the 9-1-1 universe, 9-1-1: Nashville.
This will sadly not be the only tribute at the end of a 9-1-1 episode this week. EW recently reported that 9-1-1: Nashville will acknowledge the Oct. 19 death of rising star Isabelle Tate, who appeared on the premiere of the new series.
A representative for Tate revealed the 23-year-old actress died from a rare form of a neurological disorder, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is a group of “inherited conditions that cause nerve damage,” mainly to the arms and legs, according to the Mayo Clinic.
“Isabelle ‘Izzy’ Tate had a rare form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease,” said Kim McCray, founder of Tate’s The McCray Agency. She added that Tate “passed away peacefully” and that “the family requests privacy as they deal with this sudden and shocking loss.”
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In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association in Tate’s name.
Tate’s tribute will air at the end of 9-1-1: Nashville season 1, episode 4, which concludes tonight at 10 p.m. ET on ABC.
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