My Partner
Our parents were married on May-8, 1955. Papa (Johnny) was 27 and Mama (Juana) was then 23. They started life as teachers, and in a few years started their own business. Mother is strong-willed and yet the most loving and caring woman to her family. She is the strongest pillar that hold the family together through life's up and down. At 85 (2017), keeps herself busy all day, never miss a Bible study class, never late for Sunday Church Class and Service, and still joins the family meals everyday. She is well loved and cared. And John John would always say, "I love you Ama" - Walden (1/17/2017)
FINAL FLIGHT
Our Beloved Mama passed on September 25, 2017. She lived an amazingly wonderful and beautiful life of 86 years. She fulfilled her bucket-list of visiting her hometown, Manila, twice in 2017 (in March for her 86th birthday celebration, and again on Sep-8.) We finally submitted her soul to our Almighty God. Mama is in bond and together with her Father and Mother in the Philippines. She was laid to rest on Oct-8, 2017.
16 Year old beauty from Manila. | |
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Basion's Place in Olongapo | |
At childhood friend's Basion place in Olongapo. | |
As a Teacher in Surigao City, 1954 | |
Young teacher with her students. | |
Young Teachers in Surigao, Philippines | |
Feb-20, 1955 Secret Engagement :) | |
Feb-20, 1955 Engagement | Young couple with William and Walden (1959) |
Young couple with William Walden and Wilhelmina (1961) | At the Lima Department Store, Davao City, Philippines in 1972 |
At the Palm Home in 2007 | |
The shirt says Catalina Island, but this is actually in Hong Kong. | Palm Drive, Arcadia in Mar-2003 |
Rocky Mountain Tour | at 45-California, Arcadia, Mar-2005 |
New England, 2003 | Las Vegas Jan-2004 |
Park Tower, Hongkong Feb-2008 | Colorado Rocky Mountain Tour in 2001. |
May 2001, with Good Shepherd Church Tour. | May 2001 |
February of 2002, at Ton's Home. | At Palm, June 2002. |
At Palm, Nov-2003 | Rocky Mountain Train Glacier Tour, April-2004 |
49th Wedding Anniversary in Hongkong. May-2004. | 49th Wedding Anniversary in Hongkong. May-2004. |
50th Wedding Anniversary in Arcadia, California | 50th Wedding Anniversary in Arcadia, California |
50th Wedding Anniversary in Arcadia, California | Guam Island Tour, July 14 to 25, 2005 |
Guam Jul-2005 | Guam Jul-2005 |
Iceland Tour, Sep-21 to Oct-9, 2005 | |
Iceland Tour, Sep-21 to Oct-9, 2005 | Iceland Tour, Sep-21 to Oct-9, 2005 |
Iceland Tour, Sep-21 to Oct-9, 2005 | Mama's Birthday Mar-2006 |
51st Wedding Anniversary | At Park Tower, Hongkong, June-2006 |
Revisit Hainan Island Tour, Sep 25 to 29, 2006 with Mei San and Ming Li | |
Revisit Hainan Island Tour, Sep 25 to 29, 2006 with Mei San and Ming Li | Birthday Boy, Aug-2007 at the Phoenix Restaurant, San Gabriel |
At the Lake Arrowhead, Nov-2007 | with Mei San and Valerie at CKS College 2007. |
March-2008 in Hongkong | April 2008 in North Point, Hongkong |
May 2008 in Park Tower, Hongkong. | May 2008 in Hong Kong. |
August 2008, Papa's 80 Years Birthday Celebration in Hongkong. | August 2008 in Manila |
Main Entrance of the Faith UM Church, Oct-2009 | Nov-2009, at the Camino Real |
55th Wedding Anniversary, May-2010 in Hongkong. | 55th Wedding Anniversary, at the Faith UMC, June-2010 |
55th Wedding Anniversary, at the Faith UMC, June-2010 | Papa's 82nd Birthday at the Faith UMC. August-2010. |
At the Camino Real, May-2011 | 83rd Birthday at Seafood Village, Temple, California. Aug-2011 |
Sep-2011, at the Thai Restaurant in Lake Arrowhead | March 2012, Mama's 80th Birthday Celebration at Garden Cafe. |
Christmas 2012 at William's Home in Davao | Christmas 2012 at William's Home in Davao |
April-2015, at the Faith UMC (by JackMa) | 60th Wedding Anniversary in Hongkong. |