Following the deaths of the two beloved General Hospital<\/a> stars \u2014 who portrayed Dr. Lesley Webber and Robert Scorpio, respectively, in the ABC soap opera \u2014 co-head writers Elizabeth Korte and Chris Van Etten recently told TV Insider<\/a> that they plan to honor the late actors with tribute episodes dedicated to their characters.<\/p>\n \u201cHe is sorely missed, and we aim to pay tribute to Tristan and Robert the same way that we did for Leslie [Charleson] and Monica [Quartermaine],\u201d the pair said of Rogers, who died at age 79 in August<\/a> after sharing his cancer diagnosis one month prior.<\/p>\n As for Alexander? Van Etten, 35, continued of the actress, who died of natural causes at age 85 last month<\/a>, \u201cWe want to make sure that we achieve the same goal that I think we have with the story of Monica\u2019s passing. We want a story that will carry [Lesley and Robert\u2019s] names into the future, so that we still feel Robert\u2019s and Lesley\u2019s presence for years to come.\u201d<\/p>\n Rick Rowell\/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty <\/p>\n Anthony Geary (left) and Tristan Rogers on “General Hospital” in 2012<\/p>\n Eight months after Leslie Charleson died peacefully in her sleep at age 79<\/a>, the writers dedicated a two-part farewell to the actress<\/a> and her character. During the September memorial episodes, everyone reflected on their history with Monica, including Jason Morgan (Steve Burton<\/a>), Ned Ashton (Wally Kurth) and Drew Cain (Cameron Mathison<\/a>).<\/p>\n![\"Rick](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/acf1888c31649110ee21c2af01f3d2a3.jpeg\"\/)
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