“Duck Dynasty” Star Phil Robertson Didn’t ‘Speak a Lot’ Before His Death, Says Daughter-in-Law Korie Robertson 

New specifications are emerging astir really Duck Dynasty prima Phil Robertson was doing successful nan weeks earlier his death.

The patriarch and A&E star's decease was announced by his boy Jase Robertson connected Sunday, May 25, 5 months aft nan family shared that he had been diagnosed pinch Alzheimer's disease. He was 79.

Prior to his death, his daughter-in-law Korie Robertson, who is joined to Phil's boy Willie, told nan New York Post that his wellness was "declining really rapidly," which was "so difficult to watch."

“He’s not saying very overmuch anymore," Korie, 51, revealed. "He doesn’t speak a lot."

Korie, who joined Willie, 53, successful 1992, said that contempt Phil's bad health, he was "so loved and each nan family is conscionable coming astir him and taking really bully attraction of him" anterior to his death.

She besides revealed that Phil’s wife, Kay, 77, is not doing good either, arsenic she said she'll only look successful a fewer episodes of Duck Dynasty: The Revival.

“As nan play went on, she had immoderate wellness issues, too. And she’s not been capable to beryllium connected anymore,” Korie told nan outlet.

"So we’re conscionable thankful that Kay sewage to beryllium connected immoderate of nan earlier episodes, and we’re going to really cherish those."

On Sunday, tributes from nan family poured successful connected societal media pursuing nan news of Phil's death.

In a associated post, Korie and Willie shared nan news and thanked fans for "the emotion and prayers of truthful galore whose lives person been impacted by his life."

"We cognize truthful galore of you emotion him and person been impacted by his life. We’re having a backstage work for now, but we’ll stock specifications soon astir a nationalist ceremony of his life," they wrote.

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Willie's relative Jase besides posted a tribute, penning connected X, "He will beryllium missed but we cognize he is successful bully hands, and our family is bully because God is very good! We will spot him again!"