Erin Moran has passed away.

Erin Moran, who played Joanie Cunningham on Happy Days, has passed away at the age of 56. The cause of death hasn't been released at this point.

I just saw the news. I am saddened to learn of her passing.

Was just coming to post this.....How sad.....

" “Happy Days” actress Erin Moran has passed away, according to authorities.

Around 4:07 p.m. Harrison County dispatch in Corydon, Indiana, received a 911 call for an unresponsive female.

First responders determined that Moran was deceased.

An autopsy is pending.

Moran played Joanie Cunningham on the hit show “Happy Days” and its spinoff “Joanie Loves Chachi.”

“Happy Days” broadcast from 1974-1984."

That's a shame. I had read that her private life was no bed of roses the past several years.

Moran’s “Happy Days” co-star Henry Winkler posted a lament on Twitter  Saturday evening: “Oh Erin… now you will finally have the peace you wanted so badly here on earth… Rest in it serenely now… too soon.”

Fellow actor Willie Aames, of “Charles in Charge” fame, also tweeted a tribute Saturday evening: “I’ve known Erin Moran since childhood doing ‘Gunsmoke.’ More recently as a troubled soul. So saddened to hear of her passing. RIP ERIN xo.”

Another former childhood star, Erin Murphy of “Bewitched,” tweeted: “So sad to share that my friend Erin Moran has passed away. Rest in Peace, sweet girl.”

Sad news to hear I hadn't seen Erin Moran in any other roles besides Happy Days, but she was a wonderful part of that show. May she rest in peace.

Cause of death released for 'Happy Days' actress Erin Moran..Read here---->Autopsy Report

Article from Yahoo.com:

"Scott Baio Shares Note From Erin Moran’s Husband: ‘It Got So Bad So Fast’

Erin Moran’s husband Steven Fleischmann shared details about the actress’ final days in an open letter posted on Facebook by her “Happy Days” co-star Scott Baio on Tuesday.

Fleischmann wrote that the cancer was first diagnosed last November, after Moran discovered bleeding coming from her tonsils. After a biopsy revealed “squamous cell carcinoma,” Moran immediately began undergoing radiation and chemotherapy treatment.

“It got so bad so fast. By the middle of February, Erin could no longer speak or eat or drink,” he wrote. “She had a feeding tube implant and I fed her 6 to 8 times a day.”

The actress died on Saturday at the age of 56, after having “likely succumbed to complications of stage 4 cancer,” according to the Harrison County Sheriff’s Office. Fleischmann further explained that she passed in her sleep while the couple watched television together.

“She was there watching TV in bed. I laid down next to her held her right hand in my left,” he wrote. “I fell asleep, woke up about an hour later still holding her hand and she was gone, she was just gone.”

The autopsy conducted after her death revealed that Moran’s cancer had progressed far more than expected, having already spread to multiple other organs.

“The coroner told me it was really, really bad,” Fleichmann wrote. “It had spread to her spleen, she had a lot of fluid in her lungs and part of her brain was infected. The coroner said even if she was in the hospital being pumped full of antibiotics she still would not have made it.”

“He said it was the best that she was with me and went in her sleep,” he continued.

Read the full message below:

Erin and I met 4/22/1992 and parted ways 4/22/2017. We were planning to go to Thunder Over Louisville to celebrate. She was feeling fine on our anniversary

11-23-2016. Maybe four or five days after we got back Erin woke up and had about a dime size blood stain on her pillowcase. She said I think I bit my tongue. A couple days go by and there’s a bigger spot of blood. We get like 4 days into December, there’s more blood. I get a flashlight and say let me look.  It was not her tongue it was her tonsil on the left side. I thought it was tonsillitis.

So we went to an ENT who said they wanted to biopsy it. It came back squamous cell carcinoma. She started radiation and chemo. Five days a week radiation and chemo only on Thursdays. We did that the whole time. It got so bad so fast. By the middle of February, Erin could no longer speak or eat or drink. She had a feeding tube implant and I feed her 6 to 8 times a day. She was still happy, she was active, she texted people on her phone all day. On the 21st she was having trouble breathing. She woke up on the 22nd, she was not 100%.  She needed Kleenex, so I went to the store and came back. She was there watching T.V in bed. I laid down next to her held her right hand in my left. I fell asleep woke up about an hour later still holding her hand and she was gone, she was just gone...

Norton Cancer Institute never said how bad it was... The coroner told me it was really really bad. It had spread to her spleen, she had a lot of fluid in her lungs and part of her brain was infected. The coroner said even if she was in the hospital being pumped full of antibiotics she still would not have made it. He said it was the best that she was with me and went in her sleep.
So that’s it.

PLEASE feel free to send the above to Any and ALL news outlets The press has been relentless. they knock on the door constantly. Thank you, Harrison County Sheriffs, I called last night and they came out ran them off got up this morning they were all back sheriffs ran them all off again. The last time two cop cars ran off the last ones right before it got dark. We will see what tomorrow brings….

PEACE my friends."

How very sad.

Cast from Happy Days reunite at Erin Moran's memorial. ---->Read Here


Happy Days cast members Scott Baio, Cathy Silvers, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, Ron Howard, and
Don Most at Erin Moran’s memorial service. (Photo: Scott Baio via Twitter)

Judging by the smiles, they seem to have had a good time.

They said they were celebrating her life, not her death. I'm glad they were able to show up. Would've been good if Henry Winkler could be there...

That would've been nice.

Marion looks really good. She's 88!

Fun Fact: Anson Williams' real name is Anson William Heimlich. His uncle, Henry Heimlich, invented the Heimlich maneuver.