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Thursday, January 1, 1970
St. Thomas More RC Church
186 Gordons Corner Road
Manalapan, New Jersey, United States
Service Time: 10:00 AM
Sunday
13
March
Visitation
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Freeman Manalapan-Marlboro Funeral Home
344 Route 9 North
Manalapan
Sunday
13
March
Visitation
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Sunday, March 13, 2016
Freeman Manalapan-Marlboro Funeral Home
344 Route 9 North
Manalapan
Monday
14
March
Interment at: St. Gabriel's Mausoleum
12:00 pm
Monday, March 14, 2016
St. Gabriel's Mausoleum
100 North Main Street
Marlboro, New Jersey, United States
Visitation
When Sunday, March 13th, 2016 2:00pm - 6:00pm
Location
Freeman Manalapan-Marlboro FH
Address
344 US Highway 9 North
Manalapan, NJ
07726
Additional Information The family request NO FLOWERS - Thank you!
Service Information
When
Monday, March 14th, 2016 10:00am
Officiating
Reverend John Large
Location
St. Thomas More Catholic Church
Address
186 Gordons Corner Road
Manalapan, NJ
07726
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Jun Reyes posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
We would like to request your prayers for the reposed of the soul of our brother, Kuya Andy (Andres Estella Reyes) who passed away this afternoon in New Jersey. May the soul of Kuya Andy find eternal rest and may he be reunited with our Lord in heaven with Papa, Mama, our brother Joseph and all the angels and saints.
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Jun Reyes posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
We would like to request your prayers for the reposed of the soul of our brother, Kuya Andy (Andres Estella Reyes) who passed away this afternoon in New Jersey. May the soul of Kuya Andy find eternal rest and may he be reunited with our Lord in heaven with Papa, Mama, our brother Joseph and all the angels and saints.
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My Ninong Tito Andy posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
My Dad's oldest brother, my Tito Andy, has passed away at the age of 73. I hold many fond memories of him as he was my ninong (godfather) and I spent a lot of time with him growing up. A generous man who definitely marched to the beat of his own drum. He will be missed.
To our friends and family in the USA, please check the WEBSITE of FREEMAN FUNERAL HOME at MANALAPAN NJ. Wake is Sunday, March 13, at 2-6 PM. Funeral Mass and Interment is on March 14, Monday.
Thank you for all the prayers and condolences extended to my Tito's family and siblings. He is with my grandparents now.
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My Ninong Tito Andy posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
My Dad's oldest brother, my Tito Andy, has passed away at the age of 73. I hold many fond memories of him as he was my ninong (godfather) and I spent a lot of time with him growing up. A generous man who definitely marched to the beat of his own drum. He will be missed.
To our friends and family in the USA, please check the WEBSITE of FREEMAN FUNERAL HOME at MANALAPAN NJ. Wake is Sunday, March 13, at 2-6 PM. Funeral Mass and Interment is on March 14, Monday.
Thank you for all the prayers and condolences extended to my Tito's family and siblings. He is with my grandparents now.
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My Ninong Tito Andy posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
My Dad's oldest brother, my Tito Andy, has passed away at the age of 73. I hold many fond memories of him as he was my ninong (godfather) and I spent a lot of time with him growing up. A generous man who definitely marched to the beat of his own drum. He will be missed.
To our friends and family in the USA, please check the WEBSITE of FREEMAN FUNERAL HOME at MANALAPAN NJ. Wake is Sunday, March 13, at 2-6 PM. Funeral Mass and Interment is on March 14, Monday.
Thank you for all the prayers and condolences extended to my Tito's family and siblings. He is with my grandparents now.
M
My Ninong Tito Andy posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
My Dad's oldest brother, my Tito Andy, has passed away at the age of 73. I hold many fond memories of him as he was my ninong (godfather) and I spent a lot of time with him growing up. A generous man who definitely marched to the beat of his own drum. He will be missed.
To our friends and family in the USA, please check the WEBSITE of FREEMAN FUNERAL HOME at MANALAPAN NJ. Wake is Sunday, March 13, at 2-6 PM. Funeral Mass and Interment is on March 14, Monday.
Thank you for all the prayers and condolences extended to my Tito's family and siblings. He is with my grandparents now.
W
Winnie Reyes Gomez posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
Praying for the repose of the soul of my dearest brother, Andres Estella Reyes. I thank God for giving me the most generous, kind hearted and gentle mannered brother in Kuya Andy. I will miss him and he will forever be in my heart along with Mama, Papa, Carlo Angelo and all my unborn children.
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Winnie Reyes Gomez posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
Praying for the repose of the soul of my dearest brother, Andres Estella Reyes. I thank God for giving me the most generous, kind hearted and gentle mannered brother in Kuya Andy. I will miss him and he will forever be in my heart along with Mama, Papa, Carlo Angelo and all my unborn children.
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Winnie Reyes Gomez posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
Praying for the repose of the soul of my dearest brother, Andres Estella Reyes. I thank God for giving me the most generous, kind hearted and gentle mannered brother in Kuya Andy. I will miss him and he will forever be in my heart along with Mama, Papa, Carlo Angelo and all my unborn children.
K
Kit Reyes posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
My Dad's oldest brother, my Tito Andy, has passed away at the age of 73. I hold many fond memories of him as he was my ninong (godfather) and I spent a lot of time with him growing up. A generous man who definitely marched to the beat of his own drum. He will be missed.
To our friends and family in the USA, please check the WEBSITE of FREEMAN FUNERAL HOME at MANALAPAN NJ. Wake is Sunday, March 13, at 2-6 PM. Funeral Mass and Interment is on March 14, Monday.
Thank you for all the prayers and condolences extended to my Tito's family and siblings. He is with my grandparents now.
I
Ian Reyes posted a condolence
Friday, April 1, 2016
To the person I've always admired and proud of...
Papa you lived your life to the best, and now you'll be at peace and no more suffering. Madol said Im the only Andres left in the family .Pa,even thou I'm not an Engineer like you, I Became a businessman and a contractor like you. Thanks for everything. I love you forever Pa.
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Leo Reyes posted a condolence
Thursday, March 31, 2016
People go thru tough times in life, specially with the loss of a person that they have always admired from far away and never told them how much they meant to them.
So, this is my confession to my late father.
To my father Engineer Andres E. Reyes who passed away yesterday afternoon March 5, 2016. Thank you so much for everything that you have done for us, you may not have been a perfect father, but you're still our papa and we all love you in our own special way.
I remember reading blue prints at an early age of 13 and making my things to do list every morning, things that you forced and instilled into me. I've always known where I got my work habits from, you have set the foundation and made us what we are today with our businesses and careers.
Please forgive me if I had disappointed you in any way, as a son, employee or even as friend. May your soul rest in peace in the company of Lolo and Lola.
I Love You Papa
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ARBY posted a condolence
Thursday, March 31, 2016
I dedicate this post to my father who recently passed away, and all the parents who are separated far away from their children.
My father and I had a complicated relationship to say the least. I never got to know him for the first 15 years of my life. He was just some guy who was far away, and sent me birthday and Christmas present and occasional letters and phone calls.
He was my dad, but to this day I never called him "dad." Partly due to my resentment that he left me when I was little, and partly because of my step-father who raised me, and whom I felt guilty for calling another man "dad." I had so many excuses not to call him "dad," but the truth is I got over all those hang ups, just after a few months of living with him. The only thing that kept me from calling him dad was my own stubbornness which clearly I got from him...
The more the time passed, the harder and more awkward for me to call him "dad," but now I only have regret. I realized, however difficult or awkward it might have been, I should have called him "dad," told him that I loved him and appreciated him for raising me. I know it's late but this is for all those time I did not call him "dad."
"I love you dad, I have always loved you."
Past 3 years has been a difficult time for the Reyes family. We've had 3 deaths in family starting with grandma Mary who passed away in 2013 at the age of 94, Grandpa Itong who passed away in 2014 at the age of 100, and finally my father in 2016 at the age of 73 years old. It was unusually high mortality rate in such a short time span. Last time I've experienced death in my family was about 20 years ago when my maternal grandfather passed away. Death was absent in my life for a very very long time. There were still deaths around me, but none of them felt quite real to me because none of them hit close to home. Recent string of events gave me new perspective in life, and made me appreciate more.
I was also fascinated by the stories people told about the deceased during the funerals. My only regret was that I did not get to hear those stories from the deceased themselves. So if your parents and grandparents are still around, please cherish them and listen to what they have to tell about their life stories. I'm sure they will intrigue you, as they are part of your story, and how you came to be.
My father didn't talk much about his past. I was delighted to learned quite a bit about my father and different sides of him from stories various different people told during his funeral. In celebration of life of my father, I have compiled some of the stories I've heard and things I know about my father. If there's something that's not quite accurate, feel free to let me know.
During my funeral tribute, I started by reading a prayer by Mother Teresa's "Do It Anyway." because it seemed very fitting for the way my father lived his life. It's almost as if he lived by these words.
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
Give the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.
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Arby Reyes posted a condolence
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Past 3 years has been a difficult time for the Reyes family. We've had 3 deaths in family starting with grandma Mary who passed away in 2013 at the age of 94, Grandpa Itong who passed away in 2014 at the age of 100, and finally my father in 2016 at the age of 73 years old. It was unusually high mortality rate in such a short time span. Last time I've experienced death in my family was about 20 years ago when my maternal grandfather passed away. Death was absent in my life for a very very long time. There were still deaths around me, but none of them felt quite real to me because none of them hit close to home. Recent string of events gave me new perspective in life, and made me appreciate more.
I was also fascinated by the stories people told about the deceased during the funerals. My only regret was that I did not get to hear those stories from the deceased themselves. So if your parents and grandparents are still around, please cherish them and listen to what they have to tell about their life stories. I'm sure they will intrigue you, as they are part of your story, and how you came to be.
My father didn't talk much about his past. I was delighted to learned quite a bit about my father and different sides of him from stories various different people told during his funeral. In celebration of life of my father, I have compiled some of the stories I've heard and things I know about my father. If there's something that's not quite accurate, feel free to let me know.
During my funeral tribute, I started by reading a prayer by Mother Teresa's "Do It Anyway." because it seemed very fitting for the way my father lived his life. It's almost as if he lived by these words.
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
Give the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.
My father was the smartest person I know. He was one of those guys who would get straight A's from barely studying. He was a very bookish person. He loved to read and he was always reading something. he can instantly understand everything especially when it came to math related. He was a human calculator. Naturally, He graduated at the top of his class from De La Salle university, the most prestigious and premier university in the Philippines according to him. He was a mechanical, electrical, and civil engineer. He was also a college professor, but he was not a good teacher because he was an impatient man who expected his students to be as smart as he was. He came from a line of highly educated family - not wealthy, but educated. His grandfather was the founder and the first president of the Far Eastern University. He was killed by the Japanese when they occupied the university during the war. His father was one of the earliest CPAs in the country.
My father was a successful entrepreneur. He built a thriving engineering company in the Philippines. However, he was not great with managing money. He was an idealist not a realist. Money was like a water flowing in and out of his pocket. Money was to be used for his enjoyment and for his family and people around him. He was a very generous person, almost too generous handing over money left and right. Ultimately he lost his company along with all his fortune. Right around I was born, he came to America to started from the scratch. He again built a successful construction company, but he was soon bankrupt again. If only he had more realistic and competent financial adviser, he would have been a very wealth man in both the Philippines and in the US, but he was a very stubborn man. It was always his way and only his way.
My father was not very good with computers. He was an old school engineer with blueprints laying around in his office for his kids to play with and study with. It is unfortunate - with all his mathematics and engineering prowess - he did not foresee the rise in computing. If he had invested in IBM, Intel, Microsoft or Apple in the 70's and 80's during the height of his wealth, he would have never had to work a day in his life. Then again, My father was a builder, not an investor. He always had hands on approach with his business and valued hard work more than anything when it came to his work ethics.
My father was a family man. Family meant everything to him. He was very ambitious and sometimes misguided, but in his mind everything he did was for the family. He was the eldest of 11 siblings. His youngest brother is only a few years older than his first daughter, so he was always surrounded by children. When he was growing up, he always looked after his younger siblings, and even provided for the family. He did not grow up poor, but he was surrounded by poverty. He genuinely wanted better lives for his family and people around him. By the time I was born, most of his siblings have rooted their lives in the U.S. One of his sister have already adapted his older kids so they could live in the U.S. When I was 2 years old, he made a hard choice leaving me back in the Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. He even begged his other sister to adapt me so he could take me with him. However, she already had a girl my age and another one on the way (and I'm not sure how my mother would have felt about that.) I almost became an older brother to my cousins.
My father has 8 children of his own from age 48 to 16 years old by the time of his death. He also has 16 grandchildren and still counting. He loved adventures. He loved taking his family on a trip. He loved being surrounded by his family and people he loved. He loved life itself. He may not have died a wealthy man, but he left this world with plenty of inheritance. We will treasure and enjoy this gifts of life 'till the end.
My father became a millionaire a few times over and lost his fortune a few times over because of his giving and trusting nature. He had so many bright business ideas. Some were ahead of his time and had many failures. He had countless achievements, but he also had many demises. Whether they be failed business endeavors, failed marriages and broken up families; with the help of his family, he always found a way to get back on his feet. Seeing my father succumbing to illness for the last few years, almost broke my heart. Now I'm at peace knowing that he is no longer suffering. Rest in peace dad. You will be missed.
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Ben Reyes posted a condolence
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Past 3 years has been a difficult time for the Reyes family. We've had 3 deaths in family starting with grandma Mary who passed away in 2013 at the age of 94, Grandpa Itong who passed away in 2014 at the age of 100, and finally my father in 2016 at the age of 73 years old. It was unusually high mortality rate in such a short time span. Last time I've experienced death in my family was about 20 years ago when my maternal grandfather passed away. Death was absent in my life for a very very long time. There were still deaths around me, but none of them felt quite real to me because none of them hit close to home. Recent string of events gave me new perspective in life, and made me appreciate more.
I was also fascinated by the stories people told about the deceased during the funerals. My only regret was that I did not get to hear those stories from the deceased themselves. So if your parents and grandparents are still around, please cherish them and listen to what they have to tell about their life stories. I'm sure they will intrigue you, as they are part of your story, and how you came to be.
My father didn't talk much about his past. I was delighted to learned quite a bit about my father and different sides of him from stories various different people told during his funeral. In celebration of life of my father, I have compiled some of the stories I've heard and things I know about my father. If there's something that's not quite accurate, feel free to let me know.
During my funeral tribute, I started by reading a prayer by Mother Teresa's "Do It Anyway." because it seemed very fitting for the way my father lived his life. It's almost as if he lived by these words.
People are often unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Forgive them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win some false friends and some true enemies.
Succeed anyway.
If you are honest and frank,
people may cheat you.
Be honest and frank anyway.
What you spend years building,
someone could destroy overnight.
Build anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness,
they may be jealous.
Be happy anyway.
The good you do today,
people will often forget tomorrow.
Do good anyway.
Give the world the best you have, and it may never be enough.
Give the best you've got anyway.
You see, in the final analysis it is between you and God;
it was never between you and them anyway.
My father was the smartest person I know. He was one of those guys who would get straight A's from barely studying. He was a very bookish person. He loved to read and he was always reading something. he can instantly understand everything especially when it came to math related. He was a human calculator. Naturally, He graduated at the top of his class from De La Salle university, the most prestigious and premier university in the Philippines according to him. He was a mechanical, electrical, and civil engineer. He was also a college professor, but he was not a good teacher because he was an impatient man who expected his students to be as smart as he was. He came from a line of highly educated family - not wealthy, but educated. His grandfather was the founder and the first president of the Far Eastern University. He was killed by the Japanese when they occupied the university during the war. His father was one of the earliest CPAs in the country.
My father was a successful entrepreneur. He built a thriving engineering company in the Philippines. However, he was not great with managing money. He was an idealist not a realist. Money was like a water flowing in and out of his pocket. Money was to be used for his enjoyment and for his family and people around him. He was a very generous person, almost too generous handing over money left and right. Ultimately he lost his company along with all his fortune. Right around I was born, he came to America to started from the scratch. He again built a successful construction company, but he was soon bankrupt again. If only he had more realistic and competent financial adviser, he would have been a very wealth man in both the Philippines and in the US, but he was a very stubborn man. It was always his way and only his way.
My father was not very good with computers. He was an old school engineer with blueprints laying around in his office for his kids to play with and study with. It is unfortunate - with all his mathematics and engineering prowess - he did not foresee the rise in computing. If he had invested in IBM, Intel, Microsoft or Apple in the 70's and 80's during the height of his wealth, he would have never had to work a day in his life. Then again, My father was a builder, not an investor. He always had hands on approach with his business and valued hard work more than anything when it came to his work ethics.
My father was a family man. Family meant everything to him. He was very ambitious and sometimes misguided, but in his mind everything he did was for the family. He was the eldest of 11 siblings. His youngest brother is only a few years older than his first daughter, so he was always surrounded by children. When he was growing up, he always looked after his younger siblings, and even provided for the family. He did not grow up poor, but he was surrounded by poverty. He genuinely wanted better lives for his family and people around him. By the time I was born, most of his siblings have rooted their lives in the U.S. One of his sister have already adapted his older kids so they could live in the U.S. When I was 2 years old, he made a hard choice leaving me back in the Philippines and immigrated to the U.S. He even begged his other sister to adapt me so he could take me with him. However, she already had a girl my age and another one on the way (and I'm not sure how my mother would have felt about that.) I almost became an older brother to my cousins.
My father has 8 children of his own from age 48 to 16 years old by the time of his death. He also has 16 grandchildren and still counting. He loved adventures. He loved taking his family on a trip. He loved being surrounded by his family and people he loved. He loved life itself. He may not have died a wealthy man, but he left this world with plenty of inheritance. We will treasure and enjoy this gifts of life 'till the end.
My father became a millionaire a few times over and lost his fortune a few times over because of his giving and trusting nature. He had so many bright business ideas. Some were ahead of his time and had many failures. He had countless achievements, but he also had many demises. Whether they be failed business endeavors, failed marriages and broken up families; with the help of his family, he always found a way to get back on his feet. Seeing my father succumbing to illness for the last few years, almost broke my heart. Now I'm at peace knowing that he is no longer suffering. Rest in peace dad. You will be missed.
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Bem Reyes posted a condolence
Friday, March 11, 2016
Andy was a brilliant man, who the Lord gifted with intelligence, so he was able to achieve his dreams of becoming a mechanical, electrical and civil engineer. He went to La Salle Christian Brothers School for Elementary and High School. He would have loved to have attended MIT. He taught at our Alma Mater, Far Eastern University, and he earned a reputation of being a '"terror". He was in the classroom 30 minutes early.and he would be the last to leave also. Students must be prepared because he did not tolerate unpreparedness. He failed a lot of students not worthy to be engineers. He was a self driven man. He had a successful career in construction.
As a human being, he lived life to the fullest like there's is no tomorrow. He was a good Roman Catholic. He was an excellent son to my parents, an excelllent "kuya" or older brother to us, a loving parent and husband. He was a very generous man. He enjoyed life and all it has to offer. He had a good heart. He had a big heart. Money meant little to him except to be spent and enjoyed with people he loved. I wished life was easier in the end for you but now I know you are in the company of Mama and Papa. I will offer Seraphic Masses for you.
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TonyVic Reyes posted a condolence
Thursday, March 10, 2016
I will always remember my brother's love for me. I can still see it in my mind's eye when as a little boy, maybe three or four years of age, that Kuya Andy and his young bride, Dolly, brought me (just me) with them on a 5-6 hour bus ride to Masinloc, Zambales. Time will not allow me to mention the many other trips I had with my beloved brother including Baguio and the weekend recreation at Army and Navy Club. I will always be grateful to Kuya Andy for allowing me to live at his house at Cinco Hermanos and providing my allowance during my college days. I thank and praise God that He has allowed me to share the good news of salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to Andy during my visits at the nursing home where he lived. I have no doubt that Andy responded by putting his trust in the One who died for the forgiveness of his sins. I know that one day soon, I will see Andy again in heaven when it is my time to go home to my Creator.
Tuesday March 08, 2016
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Tony Vic posted a condolence
Thursday, March 10, 2016
I will always remember my brother's love for me. I can still see it in my mind's eye when as a little boy, maybe three or four years of age, that Kuya Andy and his young bride, Dolly, brought me (just me) with them on a 5-6 hour bus ride to Masinloc, Zambales. Time will not allow me to mention the many other trips I had with my beloved brother including Baguio and the weekend recreation at Army and Navy Club. I will always be grateful to Kuya Andy for allowing me to live at his house at Cinco Hermanos and providing my allowance during my college days. I thank and praise God that He has allowed me to share the good news of salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to Andy during my visits at the nursing home where he lived. I have no doubt that Andy responded by putting his trust in the One who died for the forgiveness of his sins. I know that one day soon, I will see Andy again in heaven when it is my time to go home to my Creator.
Tuesday March 08, 2016
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Tony Vic posted a condolence
Thursday, March 10, 2016
I will always remember my brother's love for me. I can still see it in my mind's eye when as a little boy, maybe three or four years of age, that Kuya Andy and his young bride, Dolly, brought me (just me) with them on a 5-6 hour bus ride to Masinloc, Zambales. Time will not allow me to mention the many other trips I had with my beloved brother including Baguio and the weekend recreation at Army and Navy Club. I will always be grateful to Kuya Andy for allowing me to live at his house at Cinco Hermanos and providing my allowance during my college days. I thank and praise God that He has allowed me to share the good news of salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to Andy during my visits at the nursing home where he lived. I have no doubt that Andy responded by putting his trust in the One who died for the forgiveness of his sins. I know that one day soon, I will see Andy again in heaven when it is my time to go home to my Creator.
Tuesday March 08, 2016
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Ruby Reyes posted a condolence
Wednesday, March 9, 2016
My prayers and condolences to all members of my brother, Andy's family. May our Compassionate and Merciful Lord embrace Andy in His Loving Arms and raise Andy into His heavenly kingdom to enjoy and live in eternal peace and joy. May Andy be reunited with our beloved Papa, Mama and all our deceased family, relatives and friends in God's Kingdom. Amen. Love to you all. Ruby
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Maria Ruby E. Reyes posted a condolence
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
To my dearest brother, Andy. You are now in the loving arms of Our Beloved Lord, Mother Mary, Papa, and Mama and the rest of our loved ones the Lord has called. Be happy and rest in peace and happiness, free of all physical pains. I will always remember you with love and joy in my heart, especially your kindness and generosity in helping family members, relatives and friends alike. You were always a good and obedient "kuya" growing up, but somehow, you lost your way in your 30's onward and acquire certain human weaknesses that kept pulling you up and down. Despite all these, there were more happy memories you left with me....family gatherings, bithdays, the way you cared for your kids when they were babies and growing up, the way you expressed your love your own way, by showering your family with expensive gifts and toys, trips and vacations, your patience in teaching your kids and sharing your work, knowledge, and experiences with them, mentoring their young minds to think and analyze and made them who they are now. You can be proud of all your kids,what they have made of themselves.
I remember you were always collecting award ribbons from school, although you really weren't studying that much. You pass with flying colors without any effort or struggles at all. You loved to spend time just reading almost anything, from newspapers, magazines, journals, comics, books, puzzles and more. You used to hide in our closets to read in solitude when at home so we wouldn't disturb you. Lola Kulot (Mama's Mama) would always caress your ears whenever she saw you close by. You were her favorite among her REYES grandkids. These sweet memories and more will always remain with me. God bless you always, Andy.
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Tony Vic Reyes posted a condolence
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
I will always remember my brother's love for me. I can still see it in my mind's eye when as a little boy, maybe three or four years of age, that Kuya Andy and his young bride, Dolly, brought me (just me) with them on a 5-6 hour bus ride to Masinloc, Zambales. Time will not allow me to mention the many other trips I had with my beloved brother including Baguio and the weekend recreation at Army and Navy Club. I will always be grateful to Kuya Andy for allowing me to live at his house at Cinco Hermanos and providing my allowance during my college days. I thank and praise God that He has allowed me to share the good news of salvation through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ to Andy during my visits at the nursing home where he lived. I have no doubt that Andy responded by putting his trust in the One who died for the forgiveness of his sins. I know that one day soon, I will see Andy again in heaven when it is my time to go home to my Creator.
