"From now on, if you’re crying it’ll be as if the tears are my own
From now on, if you need me, run into my arms and you’ll be home"

-"From Now On" sung by Lyla

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Lyla and Casey

Lyla and Casey

Lyla and Casey
Photo caption: Lyla Montgomery (Anne Sward) was in the middle of her life with three grown children when she met brash young doctor Casey Peretti (Bill Shanks), but her pursued her until she married him. Their bittersweet love story ended tragially when Casey was stricken with encephalitis and elected to end his own life.

Lyla and Casey

Casey Peretti
Photo caption: "TV's Sexiest Men: ATWT's Bill Shanks --Tenderhearted"

Casey Peretti
Photo caption: "Bill Shanks portrayal of Casey, an encephalitis victim on World Turns, was poignant. His scenes with Ellen Dolan (Margo) and the euthanasia story will earn the soap a nod." From April 1991

Casey Peretti
Photo caption: "...Casey was an inspiration to the vets he counseled on the soap and an inspiration to those of us who watched it."

Lyla & Casey
Photo caption: "The chemistry between Anne and Bill Shanks (Casey Peretti) was immediate."

Lyla & Casey
Photo caption: "ATWT's Casey's (Bill Shanks) death was a strain on Lyla (Anne Sward)."

Lyla & Casey
Photo caption: "Pattern's sequence on the physically disabled featured Casey Peretti (Bill Shanks, with Anne Sward, who plays Lyla), who was stricken with Guillain-Barre syndrome."

Casey Peretti
Photo caption: "Aside from a one-day stint on One Life to Live Dr Casey Peretti is Bill's first daytime role. He was born and raised in Michigan and studied acting at the University of Colorado, the University of Wisconsin, and Wayne State, where he received his B.A. in 1980. Bill rides his bicycle to work each morning, and enjoys playing tennis, lifting weights, and playing basketball. He looks forward to paying off his student loans."