Photo by Rannie “Photojunkie” Turingan.
Dad passed away peacefully at St. Joseph’s Health Centre on February 27, 2006. He was the devoted husband of Dr. Maria A. deVilla and the loving father of me and my sister and Eileen and father-in-law to my wife Wendy and Eileen’s husband Richard. He was also the beloved grandfather of Aidan, Nicholas, and Ryan, who knew him as “Dodo” (their mispronounciation of the Tagalog word for grandfather, lolo) and the adored brother to Thelma Leelin, Regina Morabe, Elizabeth de Villa and the late Scarlet Santos.
Born in San Juan, Batangas, Philippines, he studied at Ateneo de Manila and the University of the Philippines. He trained in the U.S. then lived and practiced medicine in Toronto for over 30 years.
Dad was a friendly, outgoing, and generous man. He was devoted to work and family and was a pillar of the community, playing key roles in the Filipino Centre Toronto and the Filipino Canadian Medical Association. He touched the lives of the many patients he cared for as an obstetrician-gynecologist to the many friends and associates who sought his wise counsel, and to his family who love him and will miss him dearly.
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There are too few people in this world that fit the description of your Dad and the world loses big time when someone like him passes. Death seems to impose its terrible irony of greater pain and sense of loss to those close to very good people -- A penalty of sorts for being close to someone so valuable to all of us. I pray that you and your family find peace during this most difficult time.
-tom
My prayers are with you, Wendy and your family. Dave Winer
My condolences.
Joey,
Please accept my sympathy during this difficult time.
Frank Paynter
I'm very sorry for your loss, Joey.
I was a great admirer of your father the moment I met him- you, Wendy, and your whole family have my sincerest condolences.
I don't know what else to tell you Joey, except that I'm very sorry for your loss. My best to your family.
Sorry to hear about your loss Joey. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
Your father brought much joy into the world - you are not alone in mourning his passing. Very sorry for your loss, Joey. When it gets tough, remember how many lives your dad touched. It will get easier with time.
Ginny
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My sympathies and condolences to you and your family.