(CNN) -- Capt. Phil Harris of the Discovery Channel show "The Deadliest Catch" died Tuesday of complications from a stroke suffered late last month. He was 53.

Harris, the tattooed and gruff captain of the Cornelia Marie, was a fan favorite in the reality show about crab fishing off Alaska.

"Discovery mourns the loss of dear friend and colleague Captain Phil Harris. He was more than someone on our television screen. Phil was a devoted father and loyal friend to all who knew him," a statement from the network said. "We will miss his straightforward honesty, wicked sense of humor and enormous heart."

Harris suffered a massive stroke on January 29 while his crew offloaded crab at St. Paul Island, Alaska.

"It is with great sadness that we say goodbye to our dad -- Captain Phil Harris," said a statement from his sons, Jake and Josh Harris. "Dad has always been a fighter and continued to be until the end."

Yep, I remember who that was. Liked the show.

RIP

love the show
RIP

Ya, boring death that doesn't feature a flying chain decapitating him, sending the corpse into the froth of a winter squal off the coast of Alaska. Sucky.

Who WOULDN'T want Wolf speaking at their funeral???

I knew it wouldn't be long when he started having health problems on the show.

I'm surprised more of them don't have big health problems.

That sucks! i liked Phil the most out of all the Captains. I am pretty sure I saw that his son Josh got arrested in Oregon for robbing a bank last month. I know for sure it was someone from the show. RIP Capt Phil

Yo if Clay Guida loses his next fight at least he knows there is a job opening for him elsewhere.