SUSAN Roces, veteran actress and wife of Fernando Poe, Jr. or FPJ, passed away Friday night.
An official statement from the Office of Senator Grace Poe sqid she was 80 years old.
The full statement reads:
“With great sadness, we announce the loss of our beloved Jesusa Sonora Poe, whom many of you know as Susan Roces.
She passed away peacefully on a Friday evening, May 20, 2022, surrounded by love and warmth, with her daughter Grace, her nephews Joseph and Jeffrey and many of her family and close friends.
She lived life fully and gracefully. Remember her in her beauty, warmth and kindess. She is now with the Lord and her beloved Ronnie — FPJ.
We will miss her sorely but we celebrate a life well-lived. Susan Roces — daughter, mother, grandmother, a true Filipina and a national treasure.”
Senator Grace Poe is an adopted daughter of FPJ and Roces.
