A look back at how GUIDING LIGHT concluded its run

The Springfield-set show (which premiered on radio in 1937 and moved to television in 1952) signed off on September 18, 2009.

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Things got steamy between Mel (Yvonna Kopacz-Wright) and Cyrus (Murray Bartlett).

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Remy (Lawrence Saint-Victor) and Christina (Karla Mosley) had much to be happy about: They got married and learned she was pregnant.

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As her parents, Phillip (Grant Alexander) and Beth (Beth Chamberlin, both c.), looked on, Lizzie (Emme Rylan, l.) gave Alexandra (Marj Dusay) a hug before Alex left town with Fletcher (Jay Hammer).

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When the action jumped to a year later, Danny (Paul Anthony Stewart) and Michelle (Nancy St. Alban, both near r.) celebrated Rick (Michael O’Leary) and Mindy’s (Krista Tesreau) imminent marriage.

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New couple Frank (Frank Dicopoulos) and Blake (Elizabeth Keifer, both far l.) visited with his father, Buzz (Justin Deas), and step-mother Lillian (Tina Sloan).

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Billy (Jordan Clarke, l.) offered a job to Jonathan (Tom Pelphrey).

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Marina (Mandy Bruno) cheered on baseball coach Shayne (Jeff Branson).

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Josh (Robert Newman) and Reva (Kim Zimmer) reunited at the lighthouse and got back together.

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