NECROLOGICAL SERVICES
FOR THE LATE
CONGRESSMAN ERICO B. AUMENTADO
THE SECRETARY GENERAL. Ms. Jiselle Rae AumentadoVillamor will
deliver the response.
RESPONSE OF MS. VILLAMOR
MS. VILLAMOR. Humility, prayer, honesty, generosity,
reconciliation, integrity, words so simple yet it made a life. The very reasons why I pay the highest respect
to the man we honor today, my Lolo Rico.
Hearing
those eulogies from Lolo’s colleagues, the respect I have and the love I have
for my Lolo Rico is beyond measure. I
know it is but appropriate to say smile in this time when we lose a man we love
so dearly. Yet this day, I just
realized, just awhile ago, that we should also celebrate the life Lolo Rico had—a
life that was full. He was an
achiever. He achieved so many
things. He touched so many lives. Service was his life. His dedication was unfathomable. He truly is a champion for public service and
I know why. He is a man with virtues. His values are way bigger than what he
achieved.
To
all of you, to those whom my Lolo Rico had touched their lives, how can I tell
you to smile for the good memories you had with him when we just can’t stop
crying. He is deeply missed. He will always be remembered. I know that each and every one of us has
stories to tell about my Lolo. And I had
learned and realized that the amount of hurt one feels is directly proportional
to how much we love that person. We are
so hurt because we love Lolo Rico. And
in return, we know how much he loves us all.
His
children and his grandchildren, great grandchildren, and my Lola Greenie loves
him so much because we know, we are very much aware how much Lolo Rico loves
us. He loves us because he cares for us
and he always include us in his prayers.
He reached out to his grandchildren and great grandchildren, even if
they are far away from him, through his prayers.
I
wish all of these that is happening is just a dream I would wake up from and
see the smiling face my Lolo Rico would greet every morning, “Good morning my
sweetie pie bulilit.” But it’s not. This is reality, and the thought that we are
not going see and feel Lolo Rico forever breaks our hearts. But life must go on. There is no other way but to move forward
because we know that he will be happy to see us happy with our lives even
without him, but his memories kept in our hearts.
Let
me take this opportunity that from the bottom of our hearts as a family, we say
thank you to his friends, to his colleagues and to all those behind him for the
support, friendship that you had for Lolo Rico.
You made his life colorful and fulfilling.
To
Lolo Rico, thank you for everything. We
will miss you so much. And yes, Lolo
Rico, I would still continue the race and finish this battle even without your
presence but I’ll always have you in my heart.
You are the greatest gift God has given to us. We are blessed, more than lucky to have
you. You are one of a kind man and your
virtues are beyond measure.
Thank
you so much, Lolo Rico. We love you so
much.
THE
SPEAKER. The House would like the family
of the late Honorable Erico B. Aumentado to receive this offering of
legislative memorabilia and the Secretary General is requested to escort the
bereaved family to the rostrum to accept
the House mementos.
The
family of the late Honorable Erico B. Aumentado ascended the rostrum to accept
the House mementos.
THE SECRETARY GENERAL.Mason’s “Nearer
My God to Thee” to be played by the Philippine National Police Band.
The
Philippine National Police Band played Mason’s “Nearer My God to Thee”.
THE SPEAKER. The necrological services are now ended.
Thank you to all.
It
was 11:53 a.m.
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