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Bryan Randall, the long-term partner of actress Sandra Bullock, has been described as an "all around good guy" following his death at the age of 57.
Bryan's death comes after a secret three-year battle with ALS, a family statement confirmed. He died of the disease over the weekend. Sandra's close friend Octavia Spencer has now paid tribute to Bryan, as she said the Gravity actress had lost her "soulmate".
Sharing a snap of Sandra and Bryan on Instagram, Octavia wrote: "My heart is broken for Sandy and Bryan. Sandy lost her soulmate and the world lost a talented, handsome, all around good guy! My prayers and condolences to their families. RIP Bryan Randall."
Bryan Randall sadly died at the age of 57 (GC Images)
Octavia Spencer has shared her condolences (FilmMagic)She continued: "In heaven, there's a tiny little lady up there who looks an awful lot like me bossing the Angels around. Especially Gabriel. She'll get him to play any song you want to hear. Give her a kiss from me. #soulmates #ALS"
Octavia's followers also offered their condolences. In the comments, one person wrote: "So sorry to hear this. Sandy spoke of him so highly while we were filming lost city of D. Prayers for her and his family."
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"Seemed like such a good match, she had such beautiful and kind things to say. we should all be so lucky to experience that," another person said. A third fan added: "My mother died from ALS when she was 58. My heart and prayers go out to the family. What a horrible disease."
Bryan had been diagnosed with ALS (Instagram/gesinebp)Bryan's family confirmed his death in a statement. It read: "It is with great sadness that we share that on Aug. 5, Bryan Randall passed away peacefully after a three-year battle with ALS. Bryan chose early to keep his journey with ALS private and those of us who cared for him did our best to honor his request."
The statement, shared with PEOPLE, continued: "We are immensely grateful to the tireless doctors who navigated the landscape of this illness with us and to the astounding nurses who became our roommates, often sacrificing their own families to be with ours.
"At this time we ask for privacy to grieve and to come to terms with the impossibility of saying goodbye to Bryan," the statement concluded, before it was signed, "His Loving Family."
The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke say ALS, which stands for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, is also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. It states it is: "A rare neurological disease that affects motor neurons—those nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord that control voluntary muscle movement." These include muscles we use to choose to move to produce movements like chewing, walking, and talking.
There is currently no cure for the disease. It's reported that people with ALS are expected to live between two and five years after symptoms are first noticed.