<Tr> <Th> Sisters </Th> <Td> Gina Cates </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Nephews </Th> <Td> Stone Cates </Td> </Tr> <P> Stone Cates is a fictional character on the ABC soap opera, General Hospital . Michael Sutton portrayed him from 1993 to 1995 and returned for a guest appearance from September 28 through September 29, 2010 and on August 1, 2017 . The character died of AIDS - related illness in 1995 at age 19 . Sutton was nominated for a 1996 Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for the role . </P> <P> Stone and his sister Gina Williams were raised by their older brother Jagger Cates after their parents abandoned them . Jagger wasn't able to take care of them and they became separated and entered the foster parent rut . Stone met Karen Wexler at a party . Someone slipped something into her drink and Stone helped her . Stone did not know that she was dating his older brother Jagger . Karen felt she wasn't good enough for Jagger so she ended their relationship . Stone was living with Sonny Corinthos . Sonny was seeing Karen and got her hooked on drugs . Jagger found his little brother at his girlfriend Krystal's grave site and they began to build a relationship . Jagger became a cop and became engaged to Karen . Jagger saved his brother when he was supposed to drive the get away car to break Frank Smith out of prison . Jagger had a motorcycle accident but recovered and married Karen . Stone started to date Robin Scorpio . The pair fell deeply in love . Mac Scorpio, Robin's uncle, proved to be a big obstacle in their relationship as he did not approve of his niece dating a street kid . He came down with the flu and Robin took care of him . He told her that he had been tested for HIV and they made love for the first time . They used protection at first, but eventually they stopped; this was a decision that would change Robin's life forever . Stone had the flu for a while and decided to get tested for HIV again . The test came back positive . He did not know how to tell Robin . Stone was shot and his blood got on Robin . He ran away from her . She found him in the same motel where they made love . Stone told Robin that he was HIV positive . Dr. Alan Quartermaine ordered that they both be tested . Stone's test revealed that he now had AIDS . Robin's test came back negative . Alan started Stone on drug therapy . Mac Scorpio, Robin's uncle was furious when he found out, but he cared for Stone and even saved his life during a seizure, and later bonded with the kid . Robin later tested positive for HIV . Towards the end of his life, Stone was cared for by Robin and Sonny Corinthos at Sonny's penthouse . Stone's eyesight started to fail due to CMV retinitis worsened by his illness . Right before he died he was able to focus on Robin and see her for one last time . His last word were, "I see you...Oh, Robin, I see you ." Stone was like a brother to Sonny and Sonny took his death very hard . Brenda Barrett took his death hard as well, and the two comforted each other . Sonny, Brenda, and Robin had Stone cremated and threw his ashes over a bridge where he had gone bungee jumping to fulfill one of the wishes on his "wish list", which he made once he knew he would not live many more months . </P>

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