Suzanne Somers and son Bruce Somers Jr.Photo:Suzanne Somers/Instagram
Suzanne Somers/Instagram
Suzanne Somers’s sonBruceis remembering his “brave warrior” mother one day after shedied “peacefully at home.”
On Monday, Bruce, 57, shared a touching tribute to Suzanne alongside a photo of his mother giving him a kiss on the cheek, writing, “She soared higher than most can dream.”
“She protected those who didn’t have a voice. She asked the questions most didn’t know to ask,” he shared. “She shared her challenges and brought light to solutions. To so many she was a brave warrior who articulated their fears. She wasn’t fearless, but she faced them so we could learn.”
Of his mom’s death, the UCLA graduate — whose father is Suzanne’s ex-husband Bruce Somers Sr. — shared that “it’s always too soon, no matter how prepared we may be” and reflected on the lessons he learned from the late star.
“But she will live through me as she taught me to be kind, to be present, to love and be loved, to care, to express, and to always speak from the heart… because THAT is the voice of God,” he wrote.
He then thanked her for being “the best mother any son could ever dream of,” adding, “I miss you already. Call me greedy, but 57 years wasn’t enough. And yet, I received more love than I could ever imagine. I love you so dearly.”
“Happy Birthday on what would have been your 77th birthday,” he concluded. “Please gorge on all the birthday cake you want while you make all the other angels sing, dance, laugh and cry. Today, Heaven is lucky. 🥰🥲😇❤️🙏🍀”
Suzanne Somers and son Bruce Somers Jr.SGranitz/WireImage
SGranitz/WireImage
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Somersdiedon Sunday morning at the age of 76, her publicist R. Couri Hay confirmed to PEOPLE.
“Suzanne Somers passed away peacefully at home in the early morning hours of October 15th. She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” Hay wrote in a statement to PEOPLE shared on behalf of the actress’ family.
source: people.com
