90th Birthday of Pacencia Simon Viuda de Camiling
April 1, 2001
I -WELCOME ADDRESS -Theresa Z. Camiling-Gutierrez, Mistress of Ceremonies
Good afternoon!
Mayap a gatpanapun pu kekayu ngan!
On behalf of the Simon-Camiling families, we sincerely welcome and thank you for joining us
on this joyous occasion to celebrate the 90th birthday of a remarkable woman of simple means
and humble beginnings who endured and overwhelmingly conquered the obstacles and
difficulties in raising a very big family. Today, this wonderful woman who, amazingly became
an American citizen at the golden age of 87, is leading a simple, healthful and peaceful life and
enjoying the bountiful fruits of her sincere prayers, her dreams, her hard work and her keen
determination to have a better life for her caring children and their respective families.
II – INVOCATION – Tess Z. Camiling
Please rise.
Dear Lord, we are gathered again this afternoon to collect our thoughts and celebrate the 89 th
birthday of Pacencia Simon Viuda de Camiling, a loyal wife, a loving mother, a caring
grandmother and a very good great grandmother. We also manifest our undying loyalty, our most
sincere devotion and eternal thanksgiving for all your blessings.
In loving memory of our relatives and friends who departed ahead of us and joined your
Perpetual Kingdom, may they rest in peace forever.
For those who are sick and those who are in need of assistance, please strengthen their faith in
your Benevolence and alleviate their pains and sufferings.
More importantly, we humbly appeal to your goodness to extol all the activities we planned for
this occasion and please guide us to a safe journey when we all return to our homes later this
evening.
Bless Us Oh Lord and these Thy Gifts which we are about to receive from thy Bounty through
Christ, our Lord, Amen!
III – DINNER
IV - INTRODUCTION OF THE SIMON-CAMILING FAMILIES
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Birthday Celebrant – PACENCIA SIMON VIUDA DE CAMILING
Our 90th birthday celebrant today is my loving grandma, the former Pacencia Simon y de Jesus
who was born in Apalit, Pampanga on April 1, 1911 to the spouses Barrio Chieftain Simeon
Torres Simon and Teodora de Jesus y Gonzalez. She married the late Agaton Mangio Camiling
of Bacolor, Pampanga in 1931 and raised 12 children at Pasudeco Compound (Campamento) in
San Fernando, Pampanga. Widowed at a time when four of her younger sons were still in grade
school, she managed to encourage and inspire her grown-up children to work hard and help their
younger siblings in pursuing higher education and in their day to day living. All of her eight
living children and their families are with us today to honor their beloved mother, grandmother
and great grandmother.
Note: The children (including their families) of Agaton and Pacencia S. Camiling will be
called to center stage and be introduced one at a time from the youngest to the oldest.
JAIME or Jimmy as he is popularly known is married to the former Maria Luisa Cruz of
Manila. They have two lovely young daughters named Jennifer, an honor student at a private
school in Long Beach and Jamie Lou who also excel in her studies in the same school.
FEDERICO or Ferdie as he is called by many is married to the former Myrna Estacion of
Cavite and Manila. They have two charming and intelligent daughters named Melissa and
Mariel.
BIENVENIDO or Ben as he is fondly called is married to the former Nemencia Sitchon of
Apalit, Pampanga. They have six children namely, Journald, Juliet, Joan, Bienvenido Jr., Mary
Jane and Jonathan. The eldest son, Journald joined the United States Navy and he is presently
based in San Diego, California. Juliet is now an outstanding junior at California State University
in Long Beach, California while the rest of the siblings, Joan, Bienvenido Jr., Mary Jane and
Jonathan are also honor students in city schools in Bellflower, California.
RESTITUTO or Resty for short is married to the former Loreta Rayat of Alaminos,
Pangasinan. They also have a lovely and intelligent daughter named April Michele who
graduated valedictorian in junior high school two years ago. As always, she is at the top of her
sophomore class at Notre Dame Academy in the bay area.
EDILBERTO, nicknamed as Berting who died in 1993, married the former Leonor Gabriel.
This union produced six children namely, Rodel, Raquel, Rommel, Joel, Joviel and Liezle. The
late Edilberto has also two other young sons named Bernard and Ivan. All of them reside in the
Philippines except for Raquel and Liezle who work as professional singers/musicians in Tokyo,
Japan.
The 6th offspring, LORENZO and the 7th child, RUBEN, both died at very young age.
REGINALDO or Narding is married to the former Esperanza Bondoc of Mexico, Pampanga
and their five sons are Joseph, Ricardo, Jesse, Rowen and Elmer.
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Joseph, a graduate of the University of the Philippines is a successful businessman in Angeles
City. Jesse and Rowen are with the United States Navy while Ricardo, a Sociology
undergraduate from Assumption University and Elmer are living with their parents in Bellflower,
California
MILAGROS or Agros for short, is married to Mateo Cabrera of Apalit, Pampanga and their
eight children are Myrna, Manuelito, Marcelino, Marisa, Maritess, Mercedes and Merle. Auntie
Agros is blessed with more than twenty grandchildren in the Philippines.
Manuelito, Marcelino and their sisters’ husbands are all working in Saudi Arabia while their
spouses and children reside in Apalit, Pampanga.
DOMINGO or Doming is married to the former Yolanda Dayrit Mercado of Apalit, Pampanga
and they have seven children, Lito, Alex, Teresita, Rosalind, Domingo Jr., Ronald and
Josephine. Uncle Doming and Auntie Landa worked so hard to send their children to college.
Lito is a Business Administration graduate of the University of the East , Alex and Domingo Jr.
are both electrical engineers who graduated from Far Eastern University and Mapua Institute of
Technology, respectively. Teresita and Josephine are both registered nurses. Domingo Jr. lives
with his wife and with a young son in Naples, Italy and the rest of the Mercado-Camiling
siblings reside in Metro Manila, Philippines.
ALEJANDRO, my dad, married my mom, the former Teresita Manalansan Zuniga of Lubao,
Pampanga. They have four children and six grandchildren.
Their four children who all attended the University of Southern California in Los Angeles, and
their six grandchildren are:
Theresa, a HUD Supervising Community Builder in Santa Ana, California, yours truly of course,
is married to Frank Gutierrez, an investment counselor at Stanley Morgan Corporation. We have
two bright and lovely daughters, Lee-Lee and Lauren.
Ador, a doctor of dental surgery has offices in general dentistry in Arcadia and Paramount,
California.
Alain, who is currently working at University of Southern California in Los Angeles as a
business/budget analyst is married to a surgical nurse, the former Anna Sybil Giles. They have
two good-looking sons, Aaron and Austin.
Leanne Marie, an elementary school teacher like my mom, is married to Marlon Marquez, an
electronic and electrical engineer who graduated from UCLA. They also have a beautiful
daughter named Elizabeth Anne and a very handsome young son named Brandon Alessandro.
ROSARIO (deceased) married Agustin Indiongco of Apalit, Pampanga and their seven living
children are Amelia, Tita, Beth, Arlene, Benito, Cristina and Rose.
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Ladies and gentlemen, thank you so much for your patience, these are the children and the loving
family of my grandma who really deserves an excellent recognition for such a difficult job of
raising a big family. Again, from the bottom of my heart, I sincerely thank you, you are a very
wonderful audience and please enjoy the rest of the evening!
V - BIRTHDAY SONG – The Public – Jimmy, Ferdie and Ben will lead
VI - PRESENTATION OF FLOWERS TO CELEBRANT (One at a time) - Choy, Myrna,
Nene, Lori, Espie, Landa, Tess, Agros
VII-CUTTING AND SERVING OF BIRTHDAY CAKE - Myrna will assist celebrant
VIII - TOAST TO THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT – Lori R. Camiling
IX - SPECIAL NUMBERS FROM THE SIMON-CAMILING FAMILY
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
Dance (Steps - #2 & 3) - Lizzie, Lauren, Lee-Lee, Aaron, Austin, Brandon, Nick
Dance (Crazy) - Jamie Lou, Jennifer, Mariel, Mary Jane
Dance (Bye-Bye) - Jonathan, Mary Jane, Mariel, Melissa, Joan
Song - Alain
Dance (Thank God, I Found You) - April, Melissa, Joan, Juliet
Dance (I Need To Know) - Choy, Myrna, Lori, Espie, Landa, Tess, Agros, Auring
Song - Rick-Rick or Jessie
Dance (Rock Baby Rock) - Jimmy, Ferdie, Ben, Resty, Narding, Doming, Andro and
Eddie
i. Intermission Songs - Narding, Ben, Ferdie, Jimmy, etc.
X - SPECIAL DANCE OF BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT WITH HER LIVING
CHILDREN WHO WILL BE JOINED BY THEIR SPOUSES AFTER THEIR
TURNS. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO JOIN AT THIS POINT.
XI - DANCE - Public
XII - INTERMISSIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GUESTS - Andro Camiling
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90th Birthday of Pacencia Simon Viuda de Camiling
April 1, 2001
I-
WELCOME ADDRESS -Theresa Z. Camiling-Gutierrez, Mistress of
Ceremonies
II - INVOCATION – Tess Z. Camiling
III - DINNER
IV - INTRODUCTION OF THE SIMON-CAMILING FAMILIES
Birthday Celebrant – PACENCIA SIMON VIUDA DE CAMILING
1. Jimmy and Choy - Jennifer and Jamie Lou
2. Ferdie and Myrna - Melissa and Mariel
3. Ben and Nene – Journald, Juliet, Joan, Bienvenido, Jr, Mary Jane and Jonathan
4. Resty and Lori - April Michele
5. Ruben (Deceased)
6. Lorenzo (Deceased)
7. Edilberto (Deceased) and Nelly – Rodel, Rommel, Joel, Raquel, Jovy, Liezzle
8. Narding and Espie - Joseph, Rick-Rick, Jessie and Elmer
9. Agros and Mateo - Myrna, Manuelito, Marcelino, Maritess, Marisa, Mercedes,
Merle
10. Doming and Landa - Lito, Alex, Maritess, Rosalind, Domingo, Jr., Ronald
11. Andro and Tess
a.
b.
c.
d.
Theresa and Frank Gutierrez – Lee-Lee and Lauren
Ador
Alain and Anna Sybil – Aaron and Austin
Leanne and Marlon – Lizzie and Brandon
12. Rosario (Deceased) and Agustin - Amelia, Tita, Arlene, Beth, Benito, Cristina
and Rose
V - BIRTHDAY SONG - The Public – Jimmy, Ferdie and Ben will lead
VI -
PRESENTATION OF FLOWERS TO CELEBRANT (One at a time) Agros, Choy, Myrna, Nene, Lori, Espie, Landa, Tess
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VII - CUTTING/SERVING OF BIRTHDAY CAKE - Myrna will assist celebrant
VIII - TOAST TO THE BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT - Lori R. Camiling
IX - SPECIAL NUMBERS FROM THE SIMON-CAMILING FAMILY
j.
k.
l.
m.
n.
o.
p.
q.
Dance (Steps - #2 & 3) - Lizzie, Lauren, Lee-Lee, Aaron, Austin, Brandon, Nick
Dance (Crazy) - Jamie Lou, Jennifer, Mariel, Mary Jane
Dance (Bye-Bye) - Jonathan, Mary Jane, Mariel, Melissa, Joan
Song - Alain
Dance (Thank God, I Found You) - April, Melissa, Joan, Juliet
Dance (I Need To Know) - Choy, Myrna, Lori, Espie, Landa, Tess, Agros, Auring
Song – Rick-Rick or Jessie
Dance (Rock Baby Rock) - Jimmy, Ferdie, Ben, Resty, Narding, Doming, Andro,
Eddie
r. Intermission Songs - Narding, Ben, Ferdie, Jimmy, etc.
X - SPECIAL DANCE OF BIRTHDAY CELEBRANT WITH HER LIVING
CHILDREN WHO WILL BE JOINED BY THEIR SPOUSES AFTER
THEIR TURNS. THE PUBLIC MAY ALSO JOIN AT THIS POINT.
XI - DANCE - Public
XII - INTERMISSIONS/ACKNOWLEDGEMENT OF GUESTS - Andro Camiling
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