Georgia’s former first lady Sandra Deal lost her long battle with cancer on Tuesday. She was 80.

Deal passed away at her home in Demorest with her husband, former Gov. Nathan Deal, at her side and surrounded by their family. Deal was diagnosed in early 2018 with breast cancer and had a tumor removed. She would undergo chemotherapy for several months, but the family said the cancer metastasized into brain cancer.

“We have lost a wife, mother and grandmother who loved us unconditionally, as we did her. She blessed us, taught us and enriched our lives,” the Deal family said in a statement. “Our family knew this day was coming, and we are grateful that it gave us the opportunity to enjoy as much time with her as we could in her final months. We are grieving but celebrate her life and the example she set.”

Services for Deal will be announced soon.

She is survived by her husband and four children: Jason, Mary Emily, Carrie, and Katie.