Tirso Cruz III and Lynn Ynchausti. Image: Instagram/@lynncruz525
MANILA, Philippines — Actor Tirso Cruz III and his wife Lynn Ynchausti have expressed longing for their son Teejay on their first Christmas without him after the latter passed away in November.
Cruz wrote a heartfelt message for his son in an Instagram post on Monday: “You must be getting ready up there for the greatest and most grandiose celebration of your first Christmas in heaven.”
The veteran actor then asked: “Are you going to dance for the Lord?”
While he is happy for his son, the veteran actor said: “I’m crying as my heart is aching because you won’t be here with us for Christmas eve.”
Nonetheless, he still wished Teejay to “have the most wonderful time celebrating Christmas eve with the birthday celebrator our Lord Jesus Christ.”
Cruz ended his post by saying, “Please always keep us in your heart for you shall always be in ours. I miss you so much! I love you.”
Meanwhile, Ynchausti posted a throwback family photo from 2010 in her Instagram account on Monday.
“This was us Christmas Eve year 2010. Ibang-iba na ang celebration namin ng Pasko mamaya,” she wrote.
Further, she said: “Kung dati sa mandatory family pic namin ay lima kami, mamaya ay iba na. May kulang na. We will miss you this Christmas Eve TJ. Enjoy your celebration in heaven!”
Ynchausti also shared their family photo from Christmas 2017 in a separate Instagram post captioned: “Our family pic last year, 2017. I love my family! May mga pagbabago ngayong Christmas 2018. Missing you TJ! You must be enjoying your first Christmas in heaven! I love you my son!”
Teejay, Cruz and Ynchausti’s first born, succumbed to cancer on November 21, 2018 at the age of 37. /kga
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