John Hughes, the writer/director who helmed several iconic coming of age films, like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, died in New York on Thursday.

He was 59.

Hughes passed away of a heart attack while taking a morning walk during a family trip to Manhattan, The Associated Press reports.

A native of Michigan, Hughes was an advertising copywriter in Chicago before launching his career in film. Some of his other notable directing credits include Planes, Trains and Automobiles and Weird Science. Hughes also wrote Home Alone. He made a teen queen of actress Molly Ringwald.

John Hughes is survived by his wife of 39 years, Nancy, their two sons, John and James, and four grandchildren.

Rest In Peace, John. Thanks For The Memories.