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"But you're in control of how you walk down that path. I may be walking a bit slower now but I still want to dance my way forward." Mary Ann Punla #CaringBridge journal entry days after being diagnosed with Stage 4 cancer in 2013. #wednesdaywisdom  Photo: August 1991, when I took her to Oakland Airport to see her off on her Europe vacation. Reposted from Facebook post. January 10, 2018. Thank you to her sister Bernadette for referring me to her Caring Bridge journal. Special Request In lieu of, or in addition to a Facebook comment, please comment below if you have a Google account. Thank you! Maraming salamat po! 

Heavenly HBD Tess Garcia Perseveranda! 🙏🏽 Flashback June 9, 2018. Benicia, CA. Nica's intimate high school graduation party.  Happy birthday po Mama Helen Baluyut Garcia and a Heavenly HBD to your youngest Tess Garcia Perseveranda ! Wishing you both much love and peace on your shared bday. Love always, Veronica , Jiancarlo , Francesca   Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.

Mary Ann & Jon visit Atet July 17, 2022. Vallejo, CA. They also visited for Chesca's birthday. The kids with their mom's big sister, Mary Ann, & husband Jon. Join us & help build a Fil-Am online community. Please leave a comment, and  click to follow our website  www.pinoybuilt.com. Join one of our sites in California: Los Angeles , Sacramento ,  San Diego , San Francisco ,  San Jose  or Vallejo . Click on a tag below to browse.  

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Tess' grandfather, Antonio Garcia Sr., owned a printing press in Quezon City.

  Quote of the Day: "Peace is its own reward." - Mahatma Gandhi — JF 😷 🌊🌊🌊 (@JFPerseveranda) January 28, 2021 Rest In Peace Tess Garcia Perseveranda View this post on Instagram A post shared by JF Perseveranda Photography 😷 (@jfperseveranda)