Heartbreak for Julia Roberts and her husband Danny Moder

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Julia Roberts and her husband Danny Moder are mourning the death of a beloved family member.MORE: Julia Roberts and Danny Moder's twins look so different in sweet family photosIt was Danny who publicly shared the sad news with fans, writing a poignant message on his Instagram account.

WATCH: Julia Roberts' love story with husband Danny ModerThe 53-year-old – who shares three children with Julia – shared a throwback photo showing him as a child posing alongside his father.READ: Julia Roberts admires new 21-carat ring after rare comment about marriageMORE: Julia Roberts stuns fans with very intimate photo with husband Danny ModerHe wrote in the caption: "Mike Moder is that towering man behind me.

He passed away yesterday - and it was an amazing 86 years of life.A post shared by modermoder (@modermoder)Danny shared a throwback family photo of his dad"Forever athletic, supremely cool and making friends wherever he went… he will be dearly missed.

Love you Dad."Danny was quickly inundated with messages of support from his followers – and wife Julia was among those to ‘like’ his heartbreaking post.READ: Julia Roberts is a vision as she shares beautiful photo - 'I'm so lucky'MORE: Julia Roberts' son leaves his parents 'amazed' as he turns 15 - see remarkable photoIt comes just days after Julia took to Instagram in memory of her late mother, Betty Lou Bredemus.A post shared by Julia Roberts (@juliaroberts)Julia recently marked her late mother's birthdayIn honor of her mom's birthday on 13 August, she posted a photograph of Betty on Instagram, captioning it: "Thinking of my sweet Mama on her birthday today."READ: Julia Roberts mourns sad loss in heartbreaking postMORE: Julia Roberts' unique living situation with husband Danny and.