Hi, Art! I know you are happy where you are now. I remember you leaving early after our conference in Batangas City. You are about to leave for the States and very excited to see again your family. I remember you as my inspiration not only as a colleague, a frat brod, but a dedicated family man. My family and I were fortunate to be with you in a short while when you invited us in Mindoro. You were a great host showing us around town. My late wife, Tessie met your wife and my young daughter, Myla played with Hazel. We were both dreamers, talked about mostly about the future and the past-about our fraternity days and UST. You told me about your frustrations, and your plan to build a good future for your family. You were above all an idealist and want to help the underpriveleged patients of Mindoro. But fate changed our plans...we had to seek greener pastures. You and I have to go and look for better oppurtunities..and if successful, then we can go back to our roots and do what the Lord intends us to do..to be of service to our poor countrymen. I was shock, Art ,to know that you have passed away. Why did you leave us so soon.? I tried to google your name but was not able to locate you. I contacted our Titan website and that is why I was able to learn about your early demise. I am sending my condolence, even it is too late. I can understand this feeling because I lost my wife too at an early age. I will pray for you, Ar,t that you rest in peace. Good-bye brod...I feel that you are with me and even then, will see each other again in the next life. Till then. Love, Brod Sary "Elvis" Aclan.( !0 Commandments)

Hazel Weagraff

13 years ago

Thank you for this loving tribute. I know dad is smiling down on us until we meet him again. Sincerely, Hazel

I can't believe it has already been a year since I have spoken with my dear friend. I think of you each and every day and miss calling you when I have a crisis. You always grounded me Kuya!! I look at your dear children Hazel, Christian and Lawrence and see a little of you in each one of them!! I miss you my dear friend. You are with the angels now. I will see you one day on the other side..Love you Helen

Dear Manong, I can still recall these dates when we were exchanging mails and you were so down. I was trying to uplift you, but I failed. After 5 days, on 4th of Oct., I was shocked to know that you're gone. So sad at the first time. But I realized that you are now with the Lord and you are happier and at peace. I will always remember your words of advise, your love and care extended to me even by emails. Now that I am depressed at times, but whenever I look up and I know you are there staring at me, praying for me, banging the gate of heaven for me, I regain my hope and courage. I could hear you whisper in my ears "Na, kaya mo sabi yan eh. Am here beside the Lord and HE wants me to tell you that HE loves you very much and HE will answer your prayers in HIS time. Just be patient and keep the faith. I am here to follow up your pleas to HIM." And I can hear your authentic descending laughter that keeps me going. Manong, I miss you so dearly. Whenever I feel down, I will just send you mail and you will reply so quickly with your consoling advises. Keep on staring at me,huh! Promise! I love you, Manong.... very much...

Dear Dad, This is our first one without you.We love, honor and cherish you today and every day. God blessed me with the greatest Dad. A dad who raised me right and taught me well. I hope you're looking down on me from where you are and I hope that I make you proud. I love you and miss you dearly. Your Tokneneng. ------------- I carry your heart with me (I carry it in my heart) I am never without it (anywhere I go you go,my dear. ~E.E. Cummings

You will always be in my heart! Never a day has passed that you will not crossed my mind.You are truly an awesome guy! Thank you sooooo much for coming into our life...for sharing everything what is important to your life! I missed you so much! I missed everything in you...your contaigious laughter...your wisdom...your caring! Till we meet again...my friend!!!

Dear Art, I can still hear your laughter and the enthusiasm in your voice as you talk about all the things in your life you were so fervently passionate about like health and your wonderful family. My family and I will always remember you as a strong person who loves God, and all righteousness. We miss you dearly, and will always remember you. Thank you for being you, and we are so blessed to have crossed paths in our lifetime. Sincerely. Marcelle and Ryan Dougherty Cherry and Bill Campbell

Manong, I thought when days will pass, I can forget that you are already gone. I am always wrong. I can't still believe that you are in the hands of the Almighty. I miss you. I just look up the sky and wait till you sneak out and say tome, "Don't worry,Na, kaya mo yan!" Ang daya mo kasi. Now you are happy there and I am here still struggling with the cruelty of life. I miss you,Manong. I hope and pray that you are staring at me always and help me carry on with my trials. I love you..........NA

Saying goodbye is never easy. Even more so if the person is someone you hold so dearly to your heart. However, each goodbye has its purpose, for a greater reason. We may be clouded by our own grief and longingness that we may not see it, but this person has come to be happy wherever he is now. Tito Art, I may not have known you the way a lot of people have, but I know that you are a an amazing person, brother, uncle, father, and husband. We love you and we miss you.

aquatwin2004

15 years ago

Thanks so much for coming to the site hope you enjoy. Putting it together is helping me through this tragedy a little bit..Helen

Tito, it's so sad na we did have not a chance to see again... It's been a long time... I even planned to visit and see you again... But I know, you're already in GOD's hand and care... We love and miss you so much!

We have not seen its other for 25 years and it didn't occur to me it will be forever. Life is not fair but as I've said before, everything has a purpose under heaven. LET HIS WILL BE DONE. Yours is the smile I will always remember; the laughter I will always envy and the hands always outstretched for the needy. i will miss you always. my only consolation is you are with mom and dad again iloveyou......................lex

Manong, up to this very minute, I still can't believe that u'r gone. I know u'r just around. I miss u so dearly. Mahal na mahal kita.

dear manong cit eto when ive learned that you had a mild stroke i offered myself to you if i can stay there for a month. but you said you are ok i missed your 2nd email inviting me to come over coz im here in pinas na. over ang hinayang ko coz of that oppurtunity to see you again.. im gonna miss your voice and your advices do take care coz you are with GOD now i love you dearly.

dear manong..cit e2 i missed your reply wen i send you one offering my care giving skills just for a month..wen you reply sige punta ka dito i was in pinas na..now over ang hinayang ko...at least man lang ill be able to kiss you like the last time i visited you...i miss you so much...ioveyou dearly manong citacruz

I want to recall my dearest Manons as a jolly, religious, respectable par excellance. He was the Kuya I always look up to. He will always be in my heart bringing with me his words of wisdom, his lessons in life, the power of prayer he kept reminding me. Thanks God, the before you leave, I had a chance to tell you how much I love you. You were my strength and you will always be remembered, esp. as Legionary. I love you, Manong

I WILL ALWAYS MISS YOUR LAUGHTER THE JOKES YOU SHARED WITH ME NIGHT AFTER NIGHT THAT WE SHARED WORKING SIDE BY SIDE FOR 5YRS ON 5-C YOU TEACHING ME ALOT ABOUT YOUR RELIGION AND BELIEFS, SPEAKING OF YOUR FAMILY SO PROUD OF ALL YOUR CHILDREN AND YOUR WIFE.HELPING ME EVERY WAY YOU COULD AT WORK AS WELL AS IN MY LIFE AS A BEST FRIEND WOULD DO FOR ANOTHER FRIEND. I RECIEVED YOUR MESSAGE ON THAT LAST DAY NEVER REALIZING WHAT IT MEANT TIL THE TIME HAD CAME AND GONE BUT LOOKING BACK NOW I KNOW WHAT IT MEANT AND I THANK YOU FOR THAT MESSAGE IT GAVE ME SOME COMFORT DURING THE TIME WHEN I NEEDED IT THE MOST.YOU ARE TRULY ONE OF THE BEST FRIENDS THAT I WILL CHERISH THE MOST TO HAVE KNOWN IN MY LIFE TIME.YOU MAY BE GONE BUT YOU WILL NEVER BE FORGOTTEN YOU HAVE MADE A LASTING IMPRESSION ON SO MANY OF OUR LIVES AND WE HAVE THESE MEMORIES TO CHERISH OF YOU AND IM HONORED THAT I HAVE BEEN ONE OF THOSE CHOSEN PEOPLE THAT YOU CALLED YOUR FRIEND, MAY PEACE BE WITH YOU ART FOR I KNOW YOUR RIGHT BESIDE GOD NOW WATCHING OVER ALL OF US.,TIL WE MEET AGAIN IN HEAVEN.

Well Art I can't say that my life has been an easy one but this past week has been one of the hardest weeks of my entire life!! I don't know how to say goodbye to such a dear and treasured friend. I have trouble calling you friend when I know in my heart we were family. I read what Gina wrote in her memory and I found if profound because I saw that same rainbow peaking through the clouds on that same day. I am going to miss your jokes, our long heart to heart talks and you kicking my butt at bowling!! It was an truly an honor to have known you and had you in my life. Some people never experience a friendship like we had in a whole lifetime and I am truly blessed to have known how precious that is!! Art, Kuya, father I will always love and miss you and I promise that I will be there for your darling Jorgie, Christian, Hazel and Lawrence every step of the way. And like Gina said above thanks for the rainbow not only the day I saw it in the sky but through our entire friendship

Art, I'm speechless right now (and to all those that know me that is a truly rare occassion). There are so many times in life that we wish we could turn back the hands of time and this is one of them. However, I do my best to put my thoughts together. Art, you taught us not only an incredible amount of information regarding medical issues, but most importantly, how to believe in God. You led by example. Your holy emails to me always seem to come on the right day when I needed them most. Just as if God was working through you. Through looking at EKG's, you essentially taught us how to fix a heart, but this is one of those times, that I wish that you could fix all of ours. I will never forget sharing overnight shifts on 5C with you, laughing, sharing, confiding, just loving life in a stressful and hectic environment. Your sweet music that you used to play on our radio at night, always calmed us down. I have no doubt that you are an angel now. I know that God has accepted you into the kingdom of heaven himself. I can almost here your voice telling us how very beautiful it is. You know, I was crying and praying for you when I was driving to work yesterday morning. The sky was cloudy and gray. As I was stopped in traffic, I looked up and saw a very small, subtle rainbow coming out of the clouds in front of me. Strange, I thought. That wasn't there a minute ago. It just happened to appear as soon as I finished my prayer for you. It was small enough, just as if you wanted me to be the only one to see it. Like it was a message to me. I was so amazed that I actually took a picture of it on my cell phone. Coincidence? No, just God giving you the gift of letting others know that spirits go on to greater more wonderful things that as mortals, we can never even imagine. So, I know that rainbow was to dry my tears and share this story. To let your very saddened friends and family know that you continue to live on, just in a different place, and that we will see you again dear friend. We love you Art and will miss you. Goodbye for now. We will do our best on this Earth to utilize the life's lessons you have thought us and make you proud. Through these lessons, we will live through you. P.S. Thanks for the rainbow.....