Pumanaw na ang father-in-law ni Michael de Mesa na si Raymund Reyes, ama ng kanyang asawang si Julie Reyes-Eigenmann.

Sabi pa ng Ang Probinsyano star sa kanyang post sa Instagram ngayong umaga ng December 27: “Rest In Peace, Daddy Raymund.

"I promise to take good care of your daughter @julie_eigenmann and granddaughter @bananayuki like you asked me to.

“We will miss you.”

Siya ang pangalawang asawa ni Michael, matapos ang hiwalayan nila noong 2001 ng aktres at direktor na si Gina Alajar.

Ikinasal si Michael kay Julie noong taong 2011.

Labing-anim na taon na ang relasyon ng dalawa, kabilang na ang mga taong nagsama sila bago ikasal.

Sabi naman ni Julie sa kanyang post: “I am feeling a lot less wonderful this season as I stumble through the grief of losing my Dad on Christmas Day.

“Trying my very best to accept the unexpectedness and unfairness of it all.

"I am feeling so overwhelmed and I’m using every coping skill I can come up with just to get through it.

"Today, I find peace writing about him.

"Just a few months ago, my daddy texted me, 'If anything happens, just remember I love all of you my children.'

"He’s been saying that a lot to us this year actually.

"He was never big on the ‘I-love-yous’. That’s just how he was. Which makes hearing it more precious.

"Daddy, I miss you terribly already.

"The pain is unbearable right now, but I know you would want me to be strong for Mama Net and my younger siblings.

"I somehow hear your voice in the back of my head telling me to watch over our family. And I will, daddy. I promise.

"Rest peacefully now in the arms of our Lord. I love you so much and I will be thinking of you always until we meet again."

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