Phil Robertson Passed Away!

Duck Commander founder and reality television agitator passed away.

The patriarch of the Robertson clan in Louisiana has died. 

Oh I forgot, he was a racist shithead.

Phil "Duck Commander" Robertson has passed away. His sons Jase and Willie confirmed their father's passing on social media. He was American professional hunter, businessman (Duck Commander company), and reality television star on the popular television series Duck Dynasty. He was also featured on the television show Duck Commander, a hunting program on the Outdoor Channel.

He served as patriarch of the Duck Dynasty Robertson family.

“We celebrate today that our father, husband, and grandfather, Phil Robertson, is now with the Lord,” his daughter-in-law Korie Robertson, wife of Willie Robertson, posted on Facebook.

The family had announced in December that he had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease.

He was married to Kay and had four sons: Willie, Jase, Alan and Jep. He also has a daughter from a previous relationship named Phyllis.

The Robertson family had a show Duck Dynasty on A&E from 2015 until 2017. It lasted 11 seasons before moving to Fox Nation under the name Duck Family Treasure.

Korie Robertson thanked supporters for "the love and prayers of so many whose lives have been impacted by his life."

The family will have a private funeral service, but a public celebration of his life is planned later, the post said.

The founder of Duck Commander duck calls in West Monroe, Louisiana, Robertson had moved into producing and writing numerous television shows that celebrated country living and people and featured his colorful family. In addition to "Duck Dynasty," the series included "In the Woods with Phil" (2017), and "Duck Commander" (2009), according to IMDB.

Robertson was a controversial figure. He spoke critical of Black people, those in the LGBTQ community and Muslims.

Duck Dynasty was a popular franchise.

A&E had announced the indefinite suspension of Robertson from the network following an interview with Drew Magary of GQ. 

When during the interview for a featured article in GQ's January 2014 issue entitled What the Duck? Robertson was asked what he thought was sinful and responded, "Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men." He paraphrased a Biblical passage from First Corinthians by saying "Don't be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won't inherit the kingdom of God. Don't deceive yourself. It's not right." Robertson also questioned the appeal of same-sex relationships saying that a vagina is more appealing to a man. Robertson said that he does not judge anyone, but leaves that up to God saying,"We just love 'em, give 'em the good news about Jesus—whether they're homosexuals, drunks, terrorists. We let God sort 'em out later, you see what I'm saying?"

Phil leaves behind wife, Kay and their four sons. He learned of a daughter from a previous relationship.

In response to initial criticisms A&E released a statement from Robertson saying, "I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me". Later that day the network announced his suspension.

After a strong backlash from supporters, including a Facebook page that accumulated 1.5 million likes and statements from political figures condemning the move, A&E lifted the suspension before any episode was affected.

In 2015, Robertson made further controversial comments when he was awarded the 2015 Breitbart Defender of the First Amendment Award. 

In a half-hour speech to CPAC, Robertson asserted that STDs are the legacy of Nazis, communists, beatniks, and hippies. He also told a long and graphic anecdote about an atheist and his family being murdered, and that the assailants would say "But you're the one who says there is no God, there's no right, there's no wrong, so we're just having fun." His statements went viral.