"He is in bad shape," said Dr. Aurelio Solver Agcaoili of the University of Hawaii and Manoa.
Dr. Agca, as he is known by friends and acquaintances, was referring to Terry Gabriel Tugade who has been living in San Francisco, CA for the past 30 years or more.
In his blog, Dr. Agca made mention of Terry's open heart surgery last year I talked to Terry (via messenger) and he was telling me of her eyes failing him--what he usually saw, he said, was all white. He did not sound distressed; he was saying it matter-of-factly.
I tried unsuccessfully to contact Terry via the FB account of his daughter Ruby.
On August 28, at 11 in the morning, Terry died in San Francisco, according to Dr. Agca who had been in contact with Ruby, one of two daughters of Terry. Terry left behind his wife Teresita, from Laoag City; twin daughters Ruby and Michelle, sons Edward and Gerald. He will be buried on September 5, at the Holy Cross Cemetery, 1500 Mission Road, Colma, CA.
The following month, sometime in September, Manuel Saguiped Diaz, died in his village in Nagsaag, San Manuel, Pangasinan. This was relayed to us by another writer Prescy Bermudez. Manny was a tri-lingual writer.
He will be missed, mng Guerrero. But he will remain in our hearts and souls and bodies and spirits forever. And ever. And forevermore. To you, Ka Supremo Terry Gabriel Tugade (that middle name must be placed where it is supposed to be otherwise he would not like it), rest in the stillness. Rest in the love of your Maker. Amen.
ReplyDeleteI never met him in the US mainland, Apo Agca. I had wanted to visit him when we visited a relative in San Francisco. He did not respond to my calls via Messenger. I guess he had been bed-ridden at that time. Aginana koma ti kararuana iti sidong ti Mannakabalin-amin nga Apo.
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