Five Things That Happened On September 5 In Soap History

In 2016, Neil Winters's (Kristoff St. John) mother, Lucinda, passed away on Young and Restless due to heart failure. The role was played by Nichelle Nichols of Star Trek fame. For years, Neil thought his mother had abandoned him as a young boy because that’s the story his father had fed him. Earlier in 2016, Neil's grandchildren, Charlie and Mattie, were putting together the Winters family tree but got little information out of Neil when it came to Lucinda. Hilary confided in Lily that while she was married to Neil, she discovered that his mother had been sending him letters for years but he threw them away unread. Lily was able to track down her grandmother, who was very ill and in an assisted living facility for low-income senior citizens. Lily convinced Neil to visit Lucinda, who revealed that she left her family because she was an alcoholic. Fortunately, Neil and his mom were able to share a brief and meaningful reunion before she died.