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Rosemary Mallillin Rodriguez (1933-2021) ❤️

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Rosemary Mallillin Rodriguez (1933-2021) ❤️

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This board is dedicated to honoring the memory of the amazing Rosemary M. Rodriguez, who we are lucky to have had as a presence in all our lives.

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A special surprise for Rose's 88th birthday from her grand & great grandchildren 💖

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Wena - I will surely miss your presence and the opportunities I can hug and kiss you but I strongly feel you are still with me by my side, talking to me , guiding and consoling me and still being your loving self as my best friend. We are the great R&R team ( Rose and Rowena) and still together we will live on. Thank you again for all your love, care and blessings. I am very happy to see you now with all your joyful smiles and knowing you are at peace and are happy. I love you my best friend mama. Together we will pursue our mission with God, Jesus, Mary and Joseph’s love and guidance.  Thank you again. Love, Wena

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Dear Tita Rose-those beautiful deep-set eyes of yours revealed so much of who you were as a person...BEAUTIFUL face with a pleasant personality,you were always a sight to behold!Even in your quiet ways and most pensive mood,there was so much DEPTH in thought and strength of character that you projected.May you now set those eyes on the journey you are presently undertaking...towards the most indescribably beautiful PLACE that you have always been promised by the Lord.Please do not forget to pray for us tho...as we here continue our earthly sojourn.Bon Voyage,Tita Rose!

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Ma'am Rose,

You are now in the hands of our Creator in heaven. Thank you for everything. I will cherish the love, kindness and generosity you showed me while working with Sir Dong for 25 years.

Aside from being my boss, you are a friend and a confidant. Rest in peace Ma'am Rose. We love you.

Till then...

Laura

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Dearest Tita Rose, thank you so much for always welcoming me to your home. You were always kind and considerate. Canopus will not be the same without you. I will pray for you and i will try to visit your children when it is safe to do. Rest in peace and say "hi" to Tito and my parents in heaven.

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Rest in peace Tita Rose. Thank you for always welcoming us into your home and for letting us raid your kitchen to bake brownies. 

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Rest in peace Tita Rose. Thank you for always welcoming us into your home and for letting us raid your kitchen to bake brownies. 

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Our fervent prayers and condolences to the Rodriguez family. To our beloved, Tita Rose, thank you for sharing your love to us. You will be forever in in our  hearts. Rest in peace in the Holy embrace of our Lord. With all our love, Lolet & Noynoy, Sofia, Dongie and Lilu/
Genevieve & Noelle, Perry and Hati & Gelo.

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Dearest Tita rose,

On behalf of my siblings,  Vic, lulu, Annie and myself. We are sad that you have left us but happy that you’ll be with Tito . We will surely miss you!  It is unfortunate that we can’t attend your wake Tita . But we will always remember you for all the good memories we had in Canopus. Please saY  ahi to my mom and dad!  We love you Tita Rose❤️

Sincerely,
APPIE, VIC, LULU, And ANNIE RAMOS

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Toots Magsino
July 17. 2021

For my dear, sweet Tita Rose, thank for always welcoming us into your home. You never let us leave without eating!
You have been a great friend to mom and dad. You've also been like a mom to the Canopus kids.
May you enjoy eternal life with Tito Dong, mom and dad and all the special Canopus members who've gone ahead.
Love always,
Toots

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Hello Tita Rose,
For the very brief times that we spent together, I knew in my heart you are dear to me. I fondly remember singing for the St. Scholastica concert and again in the anniversary of the St. Paul sisters. You were there to buoy up my spirts and inspire me to do my best.  I will miss you. I know you are up in heaven now with Papa, and I hope you enjoy your reunion. I will miss you dearly. Continue to pray for us! Love you, tita Rose!
-Cholo Mallillin

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Dearest Tita Rose, thank you so much for being so kind and always welcoming us to your beautiful Home! We have very fond memories of you, your family and your home! We are so glad that you were our next door neighbor! We hope you and Tito Dong are again neighbors with my mom and dad, Tessie and Lino, in the Heavenly Kingdom! We’re sure you are all having a blast! Continue to keep watch over us, your families and neighbors. We love you so much! Annie, Jet, Paolo and Anton

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Our sincere condolences to the family of our dear Aunt/Godmother  Tita Rose "Mita Lola Rose to our sons". We share this great sorrow at this moment & we are with you in this time of grief.  The Lord has called back her most humble servant on the Feast of our Lady of Mount Carmel because she was a beautiful soul, a lady with the purest heart, pious & kind, loving & sweet. We hold on to the wonderful memories of the past and moments spent together to help quite our mind and sooth our pain. During her 88th Birthday, Gelo enthusiastically promised her that as soon as restrictions ease up, we would relish an opportunity to visit her again. But the Lord has other plans. We pray that our whole family will find healing and consolation in this trying times. We are assured of our Blessed Mother's love and mercy as we mourn for the passing of  our beloved Aunt/ Godmother  Tita Rose " Mita Lola to our sons". From our family, we would like to express our deepest sympathies..✝️
Danny, Irene , Gelo and Renzo Rodriguez- David

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Mita, this is not a goodbye. This is not a so long. This is until we meet again. I know for a fact that when it's time for each one of us to go, you'll be one of the first to greet us with the warmest of smiles, ready to ask us whether we'd prefer brownies or mango bars.

Mita, on behalf of all your family members, thank you. We love you with all our hearts and we'll miss you sorely, until we meet again ❤️

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Dearest Tita Rose—I remember you from our visits to Canopus as high schoolers and running into you on weekend grocery store runs with my Mom. Both she and Tita Doreen had such great affection for you, as did I. Thank you for raising your wonderful family, for giving our high school group Ianna, whose friendship we continue to cherish deeply all these years later. Much love and prayers for you; may you rest in peace. 💙

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Dearest Tita Rose,
I love you so much.   Thank you for opening your Home and  your heart to us.     It is easy for me to open my Home and heart to my nieces and nephews because of you.
You will always be in my heart.
Love Nooky

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Our cousin, Manang Rose, our Godmother during our wedding. May the Angels of God meet you to be with our Creator forever. May you rest in peace, in God’s loving embrace. You are loved and will always be Beautiful forever. ❤️🙏🌹🌹🌹

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From the time you were the mama of agnes friend, to  tita rose of nooky, to sister of mommy Blandina and mamita of my sons- you have always been an epitome of a tita/mother/lola to us, your family. Thank you very much for the love and care you have always made us feel with so much graciousness. It is so comforting to know we have another mother to watch overs us from heaven. God speed and be at. peace, Tita Rose. We love you forever!!!

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Thank you for always welcoming us into your home. And for letting us raid your kitchen to bake brownies and make garlic dip for merienda 🙏🏻

From Gem Mañosa

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You will be forever be in our hearts. Rose, you will be included in our prayers always..
Davao Rodriguez Family

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Will miss your telephone calls, Tita Rose, years ago. Thank you. 💜

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I will always remember how you welcomed Jacqui, Jun and I to your home whenever we would sleep over there. Even when i was scared to sleepover i still wanted to sleep there because we always had fun with you and all the cousins. I love you very much and thank you for being there for mommy and for all of us when we needed you. May you rest in peace.  You are now with Tito Dong, with mommy, Tita Blan, Tito Totoy, Lolo and Lola. I know they are happy to see you. We are all blessed to have known you, to have been showered by your love and attention. God bless, your Goddaughter --- Gizelle

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Love you Tita Rose

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I asked God if He has roses in His garden.

He asked me  "Why?"

I answered Him with a question, “Aren’t roses the epitome of beauty and goodness?"

And God winks, raises His eyebrows and replies, “Yes, a rose, amongst my other creations, is a masterpiece of beauty and goodness.
Roses need a lot of caring , nurturing and gardening. "

"Don't you have gardeners to take care of all of them?"  I asked Him.

God said," Oh yes. Definitely, I have and still need capable gardeners. "

Immediately I recommended Tita Rose to God. “She is the perfect person for this role,” I said. “She has been a very good leader and manager. She has dedicated herself in serving others and her family. She has had great exposure in managing the SSAFI affairs amongst other things. She did a great job doing it.”

Then God smiles at me and tells me, “ Carlo,  your Tita Rose has already been appointed a gardener. She has been a very good gardener  of her family down there. It is time for her to be up here. It is time for her to reap what she has sowed."

"Oh,” I replied with a smile. I didn't know what to say... silence...

God continues "What you have to realize is that your mom and Cheng has been your gardener for quite some time. I appointed them early on since I needed them up here, guiding you from up here."

"They needed to prune, dig, water you, and work harder and longer for you. They had to put you in the right spot and give you the right amount of sun. It wasn't your thorns that they needed to watch out for.  They had to deal with your  "black spots" , that deadly disease. This way, your bushes wont totally defoliate."

I gasped and responded "No wonder we are now here, dear Lord.  We totally made it."
I continued "They have done a wonderful job. Im on to the next phase of my life."

God again spoke.. but this time more forceful.."But remember, they couldn't do their jobs perfectly on their own. They needed your Tita Rose and  you to help them create that brilliantly torch-lit rose garden down there. You become responsible forever for what you’ve tamed."

God further explained, "We want you to grow and re grow,  blossom to the fullest. Because one day, I would need you. I would need you up here. too.... to be a gardener for your rose garden.... to be of help to others."

pause... silence.. prayer..

I thanked God. "Thank you for your grace and for knowing all, God.”

I looked up "I love you Tita Rose. Your life and death has opened my eyes and heart."

"Please send my hugs and kisses to my mommy, Peton, Rico, Titos, Little Inesita, Cheng and Kristiano. I love all of you"

"I will see all of you in the future. Huwag na muna near future ha. I have a mission pa kasi.  Im eagerly excited of helping out from down here. If it is the last thing I will do, I will make you proud."

"Love you God, love you Tita Rose! Thank you for sharing yourself to us."

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A Heaven for Dead Flowers
By Sofia

We humans think we know things
That our lives are set in stone
But in the light of day we realize
That daylight comes and goes
Things we think will last forever
Are gone in the blink of an eye
Daylight fades
And all of my
Times of sadness subside.

I’ve never lived without you
What am I to do
I search for love and hope in everyone
But it all comes back to you.
My love will live forever
Although I knew you‘d not,
Well, Of course I never thought about it:
All flowers die:
Tulips, and
Poppies, and
trees aught
to wilt away—
but, oh, my love for you
will most definitely stay

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It was always a treat to bump into you, Tita Rose, on those Saturday grocery runs with Mom at United Supermarket, your beautiful, conspiratorial smile beaming from the other end of the aisle. Mom and Tita Doreen and you, part of a sisterhood that took us and your daughters in unconditionally. We wish you rest.

Dear Mickey, dear Ianna, we wish you comfort and courage. Tight hug.