‘Dukes Of Hazzard’s’ John Schneider Credits His Christian Faith With Getting Him Through His Wife’s Death

“The Dukes Of Hazzard” star John Schneider was devastated earlier this year when his beloved wife Alicia Allain passed away at the age of 53 after a battle with breast cancer. Now, Schneider is speaking out to credit his strong Christian faith with helping him to get through this tragedy.

Schneider ‘Would Have Jumped Off A Bridge’ Without His Faith

“If it weren’t for my faith, if it weren’t for my belief, absolute belief that God is real. Heaven is real,” Schneider, 63, told Fox News. “The promise of God that Alicia and I will see each other again forever. If it weren’t for that, I think I would have jumped off a bridge.”

“But I believe because my grandmother instilled it in me with one very brief conversation,” he continued. “I was about 8 years old, and she said, ‘Johnny, one of these days, I’m not going to be here anymore, but don’t worry, I’ll be with Jesus and you will see me again.'”

Schneider went on to explain that before he was born, his mother Shirley Conklin lost her first child John to lung failure back in 1957.

“My mother has passed away,” he said. “Our belief was that as soon as she gets to heaven, she’ll see Johnny Michael again. So, this has been instilled in me for my whole life. But just that simply when you die, you will see those that you love again.”

“That’s pretty simple. I’m pretty simple, so I take that at face value,” he added. “So, when I tell people that, I believe immediately after my last breath here will be my first breath there. And it will be Alicia’s hand I’ll be holding.”

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Schneider Trusts God

In the months since Allain passed away, Schneider has focused on trusting in God that he will be reunited with her someday in Heaven.

“I look forward to that day,” he stated. “And I tell people, you know, I can’t wait to get there, but I will. I will wait. I also believe jumping off a bridge is a sin that would keep me from actually seeing Alicia again.”

“So, I won’t do that. I absolutely won’t do that. But I understand the level of grief, sadly, that people go through. So, they need this kind of encouragement,” he continued. “We need this kind of encouragement and assurance that it’s all real.”

Schneider then sent a message to others who are grieving their own loved ones.

“I want people who are grieving to know that this is a temporary situation,” he said. “Your love has been put on pause. Your love has not been stopped. Your love has not been discarded. It has been put on pause. Be patient. You’ll get there, and they will be waiting.”

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Schneider Mourns Allain

When Schneider announced Allain’s death on social media back in February, he said that she was “pain free, living in her new body alongside Jesus.”

 

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Back in July, Schneider told Daily Mail that he still communicates with Allain, explaining that “every day I write a letter to heaven.”

“I did not lose her. I know where she is and one of these days — if I do not screw it up — I will meet her there. It is up to me now,” he said at the time. “She went home in February this year. It’s hard. There is nothing to prepare you for it.”

Our hearts go out for Schneider, as this has clearly been a very difficult year for him. Please join us in saying a prayer for Schneider that he is able to continue leaning on his faith as he mourns his beloved wife.