From: Jojo Cruz
Sent: Wednesday, 16 May 2007
To: garcian82@yahoo.ca
Subject: a classmate's death
DEAR CAT, NINENG & NITZ,
RECIEVED TEXT LAST NIGHT FROM ERIC AND ANNIE THAT OUR CLASSMATE ARTURO LLANES HAS DIED DUE TO BANGUNGOT. HIS REMAINS LIE IN THEIR HOUSE IN CAVITE DAW. BAKA WE MIGHT GO THIS FRIDAY NIGHT OR SATURDAY MORNING.
WHATEVER HAPPENS, I WILL INFORM YOU. I WILL MAKE KUWENTO. SANA MATULOY KAMI NINA ERIC.
SAD ANO? MABAIT SI LLANES WHOM THEY CALL "BABA" HINDI BA? MAGALING ITO SA MATH AT MAGALING MAG-LETTERING & DRAWING. HE WAS MY CLASSMATE SINCE 1ST YEAR HIGH SCHOOL (SECTION 2 KAMI NOON).
TILL HERE. INGAT KAYO AND REGARDS!!!!
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From: lu* lauron
Sent: Thu, 17 May 2007
To: garcian82@yahoo.ca
Subject: Re: a classmate's death
I am really sorry and saddened about the news of our former classmate ARTURO D. LLANES. Not so long ago, I was looking at my "High School Memories" (a compilation of different stuff that I got from friends in CPGHS), and one of my favourite is a poem written by LIGHT DREAMER (Oyang), and of course it was with matching drawings and stuff, nicely done and very beautiful! I always remember him as a very good ARTIST with a very kind heart and a very GOOD FRIEND! It's just too sad to think that we won't be able to have any chance to mingle with him anymore. He will be missed...and remembered always!
Please extend my heartfelt CONDOLENCES to Oyang's family and circle of friends.
With deepest sympathy,
Maria Lourdes Lauron (Lu*)
From: Jojo Cruz
Sent: Sat, 19 May 2007
To: garcian82@yahoo.ca
Subject: Arturo's burial
DEAR EVERYONE,
ARTURO WAS BURIED JUST THIS MORNING, 8 A.M. AT LA LOMA CEMETERY. WE WERE NOT
ABLE TO GO TO HIS HOUSE BECAUSE WE GOT THE ADDRESS LATE NA AT MEDYO DELIKADO
DAW SA LUGAR ESP. AT NIGHT. SO ERIC REGENCIA DECIDED NA MAKIPAGLIBING NA
LANG KANINA. IT WAS ERIC AND ALAN WHO WERE ABLE TO PAY THEIR LAST RESPECTS
FOR OUR CLASSMATE KASI I HAD 9:15 AM APPOINTMENT KANINA. MAJA, SORRY I WAS
NOT AT THE OFFICE YESTERDAY KAYA KANINA KO LANG NABASA ANG EMAIL MO. THIS IS
OTE, REMEMBER ME ALSO?
ARTURO WILL BE 42 SANA THIS JUNE 8. HE HAS 4 KIDS, THE ELDEST IS 21 YEARS
OLD. PERO YUNG YOUNGEST IS MALIIT PA DAW ACCDG. TO ALAN. THE ELDEST JUST
GRADUATED FROM COLLEGE AND HOPEFULLY MAKAHANAP AGAD SIYA NG TRABAHO TO HELP THEIR MOTHER IN THEIR EVERDAY NEEDS. HE HAS HEART AILMENT DAW AND IS
SUPPOSE TO UNDERGO A SECOND OPERATION THIS AUGUST TO UNCLOG THE 2ND HEART
VALVE NA BARADO. 3 HEART VALVES DAW NIYA ANG BARADO AND THE 1ST ONE WAS
SUCCESSFULLY OPERATED ON LAST 2003. DI NIYA KAYA NA OPERAHAN AGAD SA 3
VALVES ACCDG. TO THE DOCTORS KASI DI BA PAYAT SI ARTURO. SABI DAW NG DOKTOR,
PATABAIN MUNA AT PALAKASIN ANG KATAWAN. TUMABA NAMAN SIYA.
THE NIGHT BEFORE HE DIED DAW, HE CALLED ALL HIS FRIENDS SA NEIGHBORHOOD AND THEY PLAYED DART GAME UNTIL PAST MIDNIGHT. WHEN ALL HIS FRIENDS WENT HOME, HE WENT HOME ALSO PERO DI PA SIYA NATULOG. HE TOLD HIS WIFE MAGKAKAPE MUNA SIYA. AFTER DRINKING COFFEE, HE WENT TO SLEEP AT 3 AM. HIS WIFE WENT TO THE COMFORT
ROOM AND WHEN SHE CAME BACK TO BED SHE HEARD HIM MOANING NA. SHE TRIED TO
WAKE HIM UP, KINAGAT NA NIYA, INUGA-UGA PERO HE DIDN'T WAKE UP NA. THEY
BROUGHT HIM TO THE HOSPITAL PERO HE WAS DEAD ON ARRIVAL.
HIS WIFE SAID ARTURO KEPT ALL THE POEMS HE WROTE DURING OUR HIGH SCHOOL DAYS. HE WRITES NICE POEMS (ESP. FOR LU LAURON, HIS GREATEST CRUSH IN HIGH SCHOOL). AFTER LEAVING THEIR HOUSE IN PANDACAN, THEY TRANSFERED TO VALENZUELA AND 2 YEARS PA LANG SILA SA CAVITE. HIS MOTHER DIED LAST 2005 AND HE IS NOW IN HER
COMFORTING ARMS, FOR SURE, WHERE HE WILL EXPERIENCE NO MORE PAINS AND
SUFFERINGS.
WHEREVER YOU MAY BE, THANK YOU ARTURO FOR SHARING YOUR LIFE TO
US EVEN FOR JUST 4 YEARS. HEAVEN IS NOW REJOICING BECAUSE I KNOW, WE KNOW,
THAT YOU WILL FILL THE HEAVEN WITH YOUR WONDERFUL WORKS OF ART AND POEMS.
THIS IS ALL I COULD SHARE.
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