a sad day in oakdale

Benjamin Hendrickson, who played Hal Munson on As the World Turns, passed away over the weekend at age 55.

I have watched As the World Turns, well, my whole life. My grandmother watched it. My mom watches it. They would call it "The Show". That hour was a good time to take a break from household duties and sit down with a glass of ice tea and check on what was going on in Oakdale. I was in the fifth grade when "Hal" joined "The Show".