“The Facts of Life” star Nancy McKeon remembered her beloved brother while also paying tribute to her friend, his co-star Linda Lavin.

Lavin, 87, died unexpectedly Sunday, shortly after he was diagnosed with lung cancer. McKeon responded by posting photos of her late sibling, actor Philip McKeon, with Lavin on Instagram. Both starred in the legendary sitcom “Alice” from 1976 to 1985, in which Linda played Alice and Philip played her son Tommy.

Nancy wrote the heartbreaking caption: “Rest in peace Linda… take care of each other 💙🕊️.”

Philip died just over five years ago, aged 55, from an unspecified “long illness”. His exact cause of death was never revealed.

Over the years, Nancy became friends with Lavin. On June 27, 2022, she and her mother attended Lavin’s concert at Birdland in NYC, posting a happy photo and writing about the occasion: “…A wonderful moment in time💜my mother and I had the joy of seeing @linda_lavin perform and.” debuts their new album “Love Notes” ♥️ at the always brilliant Birdland Jazz Club… A great evening full of music and friends :)”

One of her post’s hashtags, #missyoudude, is a phrase she has used numerous times online when thinking of Philip, usually on his birthday on November 11th each year.

Lavin’s death marked the death of Polly Holliday, who was only 87 years old – the clever Flo who did “Kiss my grits!” a catchphrase from the 70s – is the last remaining original cast member of “Alice”; Vic Tayback died in 1990 and Beth Howland in 2015. Diane Ladd, 89, and Celia Weston, 73, who played waitresses in later seasons after Holliday’s exit, are still with us.

Nancy played Jo Polniaczek on The Facts of Life from 1980 to 1988. In recent years she has appeared in the TV film “You Light Up My Christmas” (2019) and in several episodes of the TV series “Panic” (2021).

She just finished a brief appearance in the off-Broadway play “Pen Pals,” a play about an American woman and an English woman who have written to each other for decades since they were teenagers. She is scheduled to return to the play February 5-9.