27/02/2026
With full hearts, our family would like to express our deepest gratitude to everyone who walked with us through Daddy’s illness, wake, and burial. In one of the hardest seasons of our lives, you carried us.
To our dear neighbors, thank you for coming to help from Daddy’s very first hospital admission. Your quiet presence, ready hands, and constant checking in meant more to us than words can say. You showed us what community truly is.
To Daddy’s medical team from day one, Dr. Cacanindin, Dr. Calibuso, Dr. Casuga, Dr. Espiritu, Dr. Eustaquio, Dr. Laurencio, Dr. Suclad, and Dr. Tadeo, thank you for ensuring he received the best possible care at every stage. Your dedication, honesty, and compassion guided us through so many difficult decisions.
To Daddy’s nephews, nieces, and siblings, thank you for watching over him in the hospital even on nights when you had work the next day. Your time, sacrifice, and love did not go unnoticed. He was never alone because of you.
To the nurses and respiratory teams of the 2nd Floor of Notre Dame Hospital and the ICU nurses of Pines City Doctors Hospital, thank you for attending to Daddy with such patience, understanding, expertise, and genuine care. You treated him with dignity and treated us with kindness during moments of fear and uncertainty.
To Bishop Rafael Cruz, Bishop Valentin Dimoc, and all the priests who officiated the wake masses and celebrated Daddy’s burial Mass, thank you for praying over him and over our family, for your presence, and for reminding us of God’s promises even in our grief.
To relatives from Bontoc and Buguias, and to all other relatives who came to aid and help us attend to visitors so we could focus on our mom and our grief, thank you for making sure our family and all our visitors were well fed and cared for throughout the wake. Your generosity, quiet service, and steady support sustained us in more ways than one.
To Daddy’s close friends and brothers in Freemasonry, thank you for sharing your stories of Dad when he was young and of the good relationships he maintained with each of you. Your recollections reminded us of the life he lived beyond our home and the lasting friendships he cherished.
To everyone who came from near and far to visit, to sit with us, to share your stories about Daddy, thank you. The testimonials we heard were a beautiful reminder of the life he lived and the many lives he touched.
To everyone who attended the burial Mass and who stayed with us until Daddy was laid to rest, thank you for making time on a weekday to be with our family. Your presence meant so much during this deeply significant moment of farewell.
We are deeply grateful to each and every one of you. In our sorrow, we felt surrounded by love. Thank you for honoring Daddy’s life with us. May the good Lord bless you a thousand fold. 🙏🏼
-Lovelyne, Cheryl, and AJ
