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The first responders on 9-1-1<\/em><\/a> are no strangers to grief and loss, but this week’s episode ended with a real-life tribute.<\/p>\n Season 9, episode 4 of the ABC first-responder drama \u2014 featuring Athena (Angela Bassett<\/a>) and Hen (Aisha Hinds<\/a>) fighting to get back to Earth after their ill-fated trip to space<\/a> \u2014 concluded with a tribute card simply reading “For Dad.”<\/p>\n Entertainment Weekly<\/em> can confirm the dedication was in honor of Charles\u00a0Minear Sr., the father of 9-1-1<\/em> co-creator, showrunner, and executive producer Tim\u00a0Minear<\/a>.<\/p>\n Minear also served as co-creator and a showrunner on spinoff 9-1-1: Lone Star<\/em><\/a> and is co-creator of the latest expansion of the 9-1-1<\/em> universe, 9-1-1: Nashville<\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n This will sadly not be the only tribute at the end of a 9-1-1<\/em> episode this week. EW recently reported that 9-1-1: Nashville<\/em> will acknowledge the Oct. 19 death of rising star Isabelle Tate<\/a>, who appeared on the premiere of the new series.<\/p>\n A representative for Tate revealed the 23-year-old actress died from a rare form of a neurological disorder<\/a>, Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease, which is a group of “inherited conditions that cause nerve damage,” mainly to the arms and legs, according to the\u00a0Mayo Clinic.<\/a><\/p>\n “Isabelle ‘Izzy’ Tate had a rare form of\u00a0Charcot-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.”<\/p>\n Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with\u00a0our\u00a0EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to the\u00a0Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association<\/a>\u00a0in Tate’s name.<\/p>\n