This morning, the showrunner of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Warren Leight, shared a heartbreaking update on Twitter: Josh Wallwork, one of the show's costumers, passed away from complications due to the coronavirus. He was just 45 years old.
Very sad news today. One of our costumers, and a beautiful man, Josh Wallwork, passed away from complications of Covd-19. Cast and crew send love and prayers to his family and friends. We are heartbroken.
Mariska Hargitay — the star of SVU — has since posted a tribute to Josh on Twitter, writing that she is "heartbroken" by the news.
Heartbroken we are. I don’t think I ever saw him without a smile on his face. He brought love and kindness everywhere he went. Always ready with the joke. The SVU Corredor will never be the same. We will miss you Josh. #ForeverInOurHearts https://t.co/ihoY9kxhCe
"Heartbroken we are. I don’t think I ever saw him without a smile on his face," she wrote. "He brought love and kindness everywhere he went. Always ready with the joke. The SVU Corredor [sic] will never be the same. We will miss you Josh. #ForeverInOurHearts."
Ice-T, who stars in SVU alongside Mariska, also posted a series of tweets in response to Josh's passing. He urged people to "stay safe" and "pay attention":
FYI: So far a brother in-law of a very close friend and a co-worker of mine have died from the Virus.. Just sayin. Stay safe people.
I worked with Josh every day… MAN! Pay attention people. #SVU https://t.co/982LFpvSPV
Actor Christopher Jackson, who worked with Josh on the CBS series Bull and was his friend, wrote to his Twitter followers that the costumer was a "beautiful soul":
His name is Josh Wallwork. He was my friend. Today we’ve lost him due to the Corona virus. Had the pleasure to work with him on @BullCBS - one of our Incredible Wardrobe Team. He was kind and all heart and the world will miss his Beautiful Soul. Rest in Power. We will miss you.❤️
