DAYS stars took to social media to express their thoughts about the passing of Ralph Waite (ex-Father Matt) at age 86. Frequent scene partner Greg Vaughan (Eric) tweeted, "To my good friend Mr. Waite! You will be terrible missed & I feel honored to have share the screen opposite of you this past year & our good talks followed by your great sense of humor! #RIP" On Facebook, Eileen Davidson (Kristen) posted: "So very sad to hear about the passing of Ralph Waite. I had the great pleasure of working with him. He was always charming, prepared and ready to work. I was always thrilled to share scenes with him." Eric Martsolf (Brady) tweeted, "Ralph Waite. Rest in peace and thank you sir." Kristian Alfonso (Hope) also tweeted: "Ralph Waite RIP ,you'll will be very much missed. It was an honor and always a pleasure to work with you."