Is gloria loring still alive

Gloria Loring is mourning the loss of her beloved ex-husband, Alan Thicke, who died at age 69 on Tuesday after suffering a heart attack while playing hockey at a skating rink in Burbank, California.

The 70-year-old actress, who was married to the Growing Pains actor from 1970 to 1984, chatted with ET over the phone from her home in Lake Arrowhead, California, on Wednesday, where she reflected on their most precious memories together.

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Loring said Thicke "represented family and fatherhood with his career" and was "a good dad" to their two sons, Robin, 39, and Brennan, 41.

(Thicke also had a son, 19-year-old Carter, with his second ex-wife, Gina Tolleson.)

"He loved his family so much," she explained. "He was the centerpiece to our family and I can't imagine going forward. We always had Thanksgiving and Christmas with the big, e