Randy Santiago’s son, Ryan, passes away

Rappler.com

This is AI generated summarization, which may have errors. For context, always refer to the full article.

Randy Santiago’s son, Ryan, passes away
(UPDATED) Randy Santiago says the family is slowly accepting the death of Ryan, who died from a rare form of brain disease and multiple sclerosis

MANILA, Philippines  (UPDATED)– Ryan Santiago, son of actor-singer Randy Santiago and wife Marilou Coronel died on Sunday, August 13. He was 24 years old.

According to a report from ABS-CBN, Randy’s brother Reily confirmed the news on Facebook. He later said that Ryan suffered from a rare form of brain disease and multiple sclerosis.

Our family is deeply saddened to inform you that our nephew Ryan Leonardo Santiago has joined our Lord today, August 13, 2017. We are relieved that his passing was peaceful and painless. Our family and friends will terribly miss his infectious smile, funny jokes and his great fashion style. 

“He is survived by his parents Randy and Marilou and brothers Raphael and Raiko. We ask for your prayers for his departed soul and the strength for our family members during this very difficult time. We shall be informing you of urn viewing details soon.”

Friends of the couple and Ryan have expressed their condolence through social media.

 


 

 


 

 


 

 

In an interview with Pep at  his son’s wake, Randy said that his family is slowly accepting the death of Ryan.

“Tanggap, pero mahirap… masakit. Lalo na kapag magulang, e.

(We’re slowly accepting it…of course it hurts. Especially since we’re parents.)

“Pero siyempre, ang Panginoon, nandiyan para siguro… Baka may purpose Siya kung bakit he had to leave and he had to go at an early age, dahil siyempre hindi naman siguro patagalin pa yung sickness niya. 

(But of course, God is there…I guess there’s a purpose why he had to leave and he had to go at an early age because I’m sure he did not want to prolonged his condition.)

Randy also said that Ryan would often accompany him to his tours 

Ryan’s remains were cremated. His memorial services will be from August 14-16 at the La Salle Greenhills Chapel. – Rappler.com

 

Add a comment

Sort by

There are no comments yet. Add your comment to start the conversation.

Summarize this article with AI

How does this make you feel?

Loading
Download the Rappler App!