Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa received a touching tribute from the Santa Fe Film Commission following the pair's recent deaths. At the top of a Friday press conference, Santa Fe Film Commissioner Jennifer LaBar-Tapia opened with a tribute on what the late actor and wife meant not only to the film industry but to the city they called home.

Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman, 95, and his wife, classical pianist Betsy Arakawa, 63, were found dead Wednesday in their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home, authorities confirmed to HuffPost. The couple’s dog was also discovered dead.

The investigation into the mysterious deaths of beloved actor Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa at their Santa Fe, New Mexico, home entered its third day Friday with more looming questions than answers.