Elmarie Wendel, who played General Hospital's Peg in a powerful story arc back in 2008, has passed away.The General Hospital family is mourning the passing of one of its longest-tenured members. Donna Messina, the head of General Hospital's Makeup and Hair department, was beloved by the cast and crew since joining the ABC soap on August 26, 1982. She passed away on December 6."Sometimes you meet someone in life you just connect with and then unfortunately life just takes that person away," Maurice Benard (Sonny Corinthos) shared on Instagram. Calling Messina "my best friend my sister," Benard added, "I will never forget what you meant in my life." View this post on Instagram Sometimes you meet someone in life you just connect with and then unfortunately life just takes that person away. And no matter how much your heart breaks you want to remember the good times. My best friend my sister Donna used 2 hate taking pictures. I used to have to grab her and hold her. And we would and laugh and laugh. I will never forget this memory and I will never forget what you meant in my life ???? A post shared by Maurice Benard (@mauricebenard) on Dec 6, 2018 at 10:26pm PST In a Twitter posting, Laura Wright (Carly Corinthos) said "We lost our GH mom ....... you will be deeply missed."We lost our GH mom ....... you will be deeply missed @Donnamessina1 ????. ..... pic.twitter.com/5pcqNgBLJL— Laura Wright (@lldubs) December 7, 2018"Donna welcomed me and treated me like a long lost Italian family member from day 1," Dominic Zamprogna shared. "Always supportive always smiling. Heart. Broken. Rest easy beautiful Donna.""Donna Messina preceded my arrival to GH, and I got there in '92! I loved her, as we all did, for her support and kindness, her no-bullshit attitude and honesty," Jon Lindstrom (Kevin Collins) posted to Instagram. "I miss her already. R.I.P." View this post on Instagram Life is often mystifying in this way. Donna Messina preceded my arrival to "GH", and I got there in 1992. She was a constant, loving presence in the makeup room, the first place we all start our day. It was just a few months ago that she disappeared to see to this unexpected challenge. I loved her, as we all did, for her support and kindness, her no-bullshit attitude and honesty. I miss her already. R.I.P. #GH55 @generalhospitalabc #GeneralHospital A post shared by Jon Lindstrom (@jonlindstrom) on Dec 7, 2018 at 7:58am PST "[M]y heart breaks," added Wally Kurth (Ned Quartermaine). "I had not heard this until now. I was at the studio on Wednesday and as always, wanted to know how she was doing. Now this. She was a fan of the show and a fan of the entire cast and crew. We were HER fans! I will miss you Donna..."Would you like to offer your condolences or share memories of your favorite GH makeup and hairstyling work? We want to hear from you -- so drop your comments in the Comments section below, tweet about it on Twitter, share it on Facebook, or chat about it on our Message Boards.