Obi Ndefo, best remembered for his role as Bodie Wells on Dawson’s Creek, has died. He was 51 years old.
Nkem Ndefo, Ndefo’s sister, confirmed his death in a Facebook post on Saturday, August 31.
“Heartbroken at the loss of my younger brother and knowing he’s finally at peace,” Nkem wrote. They did not provide a cause of death.
‘Dawson’s Creek’ Star Obi Ndefo Dies at 51
Mary-Margaret Humes, who played Gale Leery on the show, posted a tribute to Obi on her Instagram.
“These words don’t come easy,” Humes stated. “It’s hard for me to conceive that you have left us, my dear friend. You always were and always will be a bright shining light. What an example of pure unfiltered love and tenacity you set as you faced life’s challenges of recent.”
“I will cherish all of our messages of love and support to each other over the past few years. Rest in peace sweet warrior.”
Ndefo Lost Both Legs in a Car Accident in 2019
Ndefo tragically lost both of his legs after he was hit by a car in August 2019.
Obi told the Los Angeles Times, “How do you know how you would handle this? And anyway, what’s the alternative? This is just so horrendous what happened to me. Why would I compound this by feeling bad about it?”
“There is no other choice for me. So there’s a sort of rigor to me. And I think, ‘Okay, my legs are severed. I don’t know how to do this. But I know how to do this.'”