Rest in Peace Lola

Gonzala Saludo

+September 24, 2011

I was not expecting news such as these. Opening my Facebook and seeing some condolences, surprises me. And then, it became real, you are gone, you are now with the Lord. The last time I saw you was almost two years ago, though I was able to talk with you on Skype from time to time. They told me you were so peaceful, you were just like sleeping. And you passed away on a Saturday, a day of Mary, a glorious day. Thank you for a life well lived! Thank you for taking care and loving Lolo when he was still alive. You are an inspiration.

Rest in peace Lola, knowing you had made our family a better and hopeful home. A new generation is rising. A generation that will build on the legacy of you, Lolo and Lola Loring had built, a legacy of hope, faith and love. A legacy of a family, that will look at its past as something not just to be cherished, but also something that we can learn upon. We will build a more loving family of our own.

Rest in peace, because you have left behind a family that is more aware of its missteps, and more than ever mindful of not repeating back those kinds of things that causes hurts and pains. We are now able to look beyond our own weaknesses and failures and embrace each other in love. We are now able to walk knowing that family is more important than wealth, prestige or power. We are now able to love with humility and understanding. We will continue building upon that consciousness, so we will turn our mourning into dancing, our sorrow into joy.

Rest in peace, for you have left behind a legacy of unselfish teaching, a teacher who aspire nothing but the best of her students. You have left behind learners who became masters in their own filled of profession. You left behind an English department that truly teaches the best of the language can offer. You are strict, yes, if only to get the best out of someone!

Rest in peace, because you, together with Lolo, had left us, your grandchildren, a deep sense of education and love for learning. You are the ultimate example of excellence.

Rest in peace now Lola, for you have left behind us, together with Lolo the greatest legacy a person can give, our Catholic faith. A faith in a God that never fails and a faith that transcends generations! We will strive to live out our faith in our daily lives.

Rest now, the Lord has taken you, where soon we will all be. Until then, we the living, will strive on to live out all the learning’s we got from you. Until then, we will strive to learn from our mistakes, so we can have a better, loving and united family. Until then, we will build on all the good things you have done and the good examples you have shown, and we will pass this on to the next generation of Saludo’s.

Rest now, Lola, rest now Gonzala Saludo, in the bosom of our Mother Mary, to our Lord Jesus Christ in heaven. Amen.

Angelo Saludo