Well, we've lost another cast member from DS' first year. Michael Currie, who played Constable Jonas Carter in the pre-Barnabas era, has died at 81. Carter was the show's lawman before Sheriff Patterson showed up. It's a shame Mr. Currie was never interviewed about his DS days or attended a DS Festival- I bet he must have had great stories about those early days of the show.
http://www.einsiders.com/hollywood-obituaries.html