{"id":12723,"date":"2026-07-21T16:42:47","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:42:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12723"},"modified":"2026-07-21T16:42:47","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T11:42:47","slug":"lucy-hale-mourns-death-of-dad-preston-hale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=12723","title":{"rendered":"Lucy Hale Mourns Death of Dad Preston Hale\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-testid=\"segment-text-only\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/lucy_hale\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">Lucy Hale<\/a><\/strong> is reflecting on a tremendous loss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/pretty_little_liars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">Pretty Little Liars<\/a><\/em> alum shared that her dad <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbCPgAsmo-2\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">Preston Hale<\/a><\/strong> died July 17. He was 68 years old.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I can\u2019t believe I\u2019m writing this, but my sweet daddy suddenly passed away on Friday,&#8221; she wrote alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DbCPgAsmo-2\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer\">a July 20 Instagram post<\/a> featuring family photos from over the years. &#8220;My dad was mind-numbingly funny, sensitive, and deeply kind. He adored his family, my step sisters, all his grandbabies, his dogs (and mine), his lifelong friends, and my stepmom, <strong>Stacy<\/strong>\u2014the love of his life. He was so proud of his career in farming and of his hometown in Milan, Tennessee.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hale went on to note her father was a &#8220;true Southern man with a genuine soul and a love for fishing, hunting, golfing, and farming.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd he unconditionally loved me and my sister,&#8221; she added. &#8220;He never judged. Our relationship took on many forms over the years, and through it all was a deep soul bond. Our last conversation was beautiful. The last time I saw him was beautiful. Our last phone call was perfect.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lucy Hale is reflecting on a tremendous loss.\u00a0 The Pretty Little Liars alum shared that her dad Preston Hale died July 17. 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