Tuesday, February 19, 2008

We love you, Tito BOY!

The following is a comment by Judy (Altovar, on my post "Sing with the angels, Boy). As it is also a fitting tribute to Boy, I thought it should be included as one of the Philkans' Posts.
""Uncle Boy you will be truely missed by all of us who knew you and your family.
He was truely one of a kind, who devoted his time with his faith, music, and
family. Thank you for giving me and my family your love and support. You are in
a better place now where you can sing and play your heart out. We will always be
there for you and your family, as you have been there for us. "May the perpetual
light shine upon you always". Judy""

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Friday, February 15, 2008

LIVING & DYING : STILL A MYSTERY ?


This is how I want to remember our beloved Dion(or Boy to the Philkans): Happy, cheerful, very much alive, living every moment with complete abandon !!!

Poets, sages and philosophers say, "Life is checkered light and shadow", like a checker board divided into white and black squares. At the gathering after we accompanied Boy to his final resting place, I found it surprisingly amazing and comforting how each and everyone there sees only all-white squares !!! In a comtemplative, yet elated mood I asked myself these questions : "Will my friends and family miss me like Boy ?" "Will they love me like Boy ?" "Will they see only all the white squares of my life ? "Is it possible that when one moves on to a higher plane of dimension, one starts with an all-white blank slate, all his transgressions are forgiven ?" I wonder !!! And so, death and dying can be beautiful and not altogether scary like all of us are led to believe, then ? And why not ?

Since we, the Philkans, regard ourselves as the second family of Boy, I found it fitting to include here, the anonymous poem "The Broken Chain"

"THE BROKEN CHAIN"

We did not know that evening, that God was going to call your name
In life we love you dearly, in death we'll do the same.
It broke our hearts to lose you, you did not go alone
For part of us went with you, the day God called you home.

You left us peaceful memories, your love is still our guide
And though we can not see you, you're always by our side.
Our family CHAIN is broken, and nothing seems the same
But as God calls us one by one, the CHAIN will link again.

Finally, as much as we would like to sing this song during the church services, time constraint prevented us from doing so. And so, I will include it here, even if only the first verse and the refrain of "On Eagle's Wings" for Boy. "We love you", "We will miss you, Boy ! " "Sai An Jima ", "Sauka Lafia", "Safe Journey"

"ON EAGLE' WINGS"

You who dwell on the shelter of the Lord,
Who abide in His shadow for life
Say to the Lord, "My Refuge, My Rock
In whom I trust.

And He will lift you up on eagle's wings
Bear you on the break of dawn,
Make you to shine like the sun
And hold you in the palm of His hands.

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Sunday, February 10, 2008

Sing with the Angels, Boy!





Another Philkan has left to join the angels. Yesterday, we accompanied Esperidion (Dion or Boy) Dizon Garcia, Jr. , to his final resting place .

Boy, as we fondly called him, was one of the moving forces of what is left of the Kanoans here in Los Angeles. Boy and Cita were one of the pioneer Pinoys in Kano and everybody who had been in Kano while the couple were still there can not say he had not been touched by the kindness and generosity of the couple. They simply accommodated anyone who needed it.

Boy had been a family and a community man. He's a devoted husband and father as well as a loyal and faithful friend. He loved art. He sang, played the piano and guitar, painted ...... and oh, I'm sure many, many more. And most of all, he's a man of true faith.

Boy, you will be terribly missed.

May you rest in peace!

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