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He concluded the post, writing, \"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.\"

Bruce Somers Jr. also told his mom to \"gorge on all the birthday cake you want while you make all the other angels sing, dance, laugh and cry,\" adding, \"Today, Heaven is lucky.\"

Suzanne Somers welcomed her son while married to her first husband, Bruce Somers.

The \"Step by Step\" actress was married to husband Alan Hamel, whom she wed in 1977, at the time of her death.

According to a statement this week from her longtime publicist R. Couri Hay, Suzanne Somers \"survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years\" prior to her death Sunday. She died \"peacefully at home in the early morning hours ... surrounded by her loving husband Alan, her son Bruce, and her immediate family,\" according to Hay.

A private family burial is set for this week, with a memorial planned for next month, the publicist said.

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