Suzanne Somers’ family honored the late “Three’s Company” alum’s memory by using her recipes on Thanksgiving.
Somers’ son, Bruce Somers Jr., shared a video via his Instagram Story Thursday of the family around the dinner table, writing over the clip, “@carolinesomers channeling my mom’s cooking.”
“So proud,” he added.
Bruce’s wife, Caroline Somers, also added clips of the glorious feast to her Instagram Stories.
“Days of prepping by @carolinesomers yielded a beautiful dinner,” said one post.
Caroline said in an interview with People Tuesday that Suzanne “was Thanksgiving to [them].”
Per the actress’ daughter-in-law, it was a family tradition for the crew to gather at Suzanne and husband Alan Hamel’s Palm Springs, Calif., home for the holiday.
“It’s always been our family’s most treasured holiday,” Caroline told the outlet, adding that the festivity was “a week of family, nature, and decadent holiday tastes.”
Suzanne died Oct. 15 after a years-long battle with cancer.
Per the star’s longtime publicist, R. Couri Hay, she died “peacefully at home in the early morning hours.”
“She survived an aggressive form of breast cancer for over 23 years,” he continued.
“Suzanne was surrounded by her loving husband, Alan [Hamel], her son, Bruce, and her immediate family.”
Hamel also told Page Six that he and Suzanne — who passed a day before her 77th birthday — attempted every treatment available after her breast cancer returned earlier this year.
“We continued our search for the right thing to do at all times,” the Canadian entertainer, 87, told us, adding that the “Step by Step” alum turned to “alternative, integrative and allopathic [Western medicine]” treatments.
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“It got to the point where cancer is very tricky. Just when you think everything is fine and you get an all clear, cancer does an end-run … cancer is ugly, it’s an epidemic,” Hamel added.
“One of the things we talked about was that we knew that this day was coming.”
Hamel also said he “thought it was going to be [him first]” because he was 10 years older than Suzanne.
On her final day, the late actress’ rep told us that she had returned home — after being in a Chicago physical therapy clinic for breaking her neck — to be with her family for her birthday.
“Her son Bruce, daughter Leslie and daughter-in-law Caroline all arrived the day before her birthday and all she wanted was cake — she was always happiest with a red velvet cupcake,” Hay said.
However, Suzanne had been in a “weakened state” when her family arrived.
“She fought until her last breath, using every form of medicine,” her longtime publicist added. “She went peacefully after raging and fighting for her life.”
He concluded, “Suzanne’s grandchildren came to celebrate, but instead all the family are together celebrating her life and legacy, not her birthday.”
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