Phil Robertson’s wife, Kay Robertson, posted a loving tribute to him just over two months before he died.

“Phil takes care of me, and I take care of him. Sometimes he fixes a little makeup smudge for me, and I comb the chicken biscuit crumbs out of his beard. I’m getting over being sick, and I can’t wait to get back to taking care of my pioneer man,” she wrote on March 22 on her Instagram page.

“I love Phil, and I really want y’all to know that the hard years were worth it to get to where we are today. Our early years were messy, and I never dreamed our family would turn that story into a movie,” she added. She then urged people to watch The Blind movie, saying, “But the Lord really does turn messes into messages, and The Blind movie is proof of that. If the story of Phil’s wild, godless years can help point people to Jesus, that’s the story we’ll keep telling.”

Phil Robertson’s son and daughter-in-law confirmed in social media posts on May 25 that the Duck Dynasty patriarch has died.