Dayle Haddon shared powerful message few days before her tragic death

Dayne Haddon shared a very important message about aging just days before her death.

The actress and model tragically passed away on December 27, 2024 at the age of 76 due to suspected carbon monoxide leak.

Just a few days before her death, Haddon talked about aging and ageism in fashion during her appearance on the Shift Happens podcast.

The clip from the podcast was also her final social media post on December 19.

In the podcast, she said, "We as women, and the girls, have to be sovereign and own our life that every age has gifts to give us. Every age has secrets. And if we desperately hold on to the prior age, afraid to blossom into the other ages, we will never hear what those ages have to offer us."

She went on to say during her conversation that "You're making a recipe of your life. You know that if you're cooking, if you put in too much butter, it's going to be a little, wishy-washy cake. So you've got to put in the good thinking, the actions toward others, have a philosophy and understanding of what aging is about and what your life — where the value is"

"Because wants and needs are ephemeral. As soon as you get what you want, you're going to replace it with another want. ... But what you value stays preeminently," she explained further.

The actress was well-known for her successful career as a model with Revlon and Estée Lauder and her roles in films like North Dallas Forty and The World’s Greatest Athlete.