Goodbye, Uncle Gody

Around Christmas 2019 Aunty Helen posted on the Kaliwat chat group that Uncle Gody is sick with stomach cancer. He refused to be treated in the hospital so he was treated at home with hospice care lang daw. Last night he passed away, maoy post nilang Taylor Melville ug Danielle Gray. Mga anak diay ni silas youngest daughter ni Uncle Gody, si Sandy who is divorced to Michael Melville and now married to George Massad. I met his entire ohana last July in Hawaii during Mike's wedding. Mao diay lahi sila'g features kay Portuguese mn daw ilang mama. Ang iyang asawa si anhing Aunty Patricia Jocson. Batausa jud ang shape sa iyang nawong- pareha nila Tiyo Filemon ug Tiyo Joven lagi. He actually looked at me when we were packing things up after the Jocson Family Reunion at Ala Moana Beach Park. He looked wistful; I thought he remembered his dad and everyone else in Philippines with that look. They asked me to join them diay sa group photo opp. He told me diay that maayo daw nakaeskwela ko kay kamao ko mag-English. Tambok mn diay kajus Uncle Gody when bata2 p sija. He and his wife attended Paul's graduation gud in Pensacola, Florida in 2001. Moapil mn ta ko ato, wa mn ko hatagi ug visa lagis US embassy or consulate in Amsterdam. I remember meeting Gody Jr and his wife Christina at the church, Annette and Adrienne (twins), and the rest sa reception na. Kinsa pa mn tong uban oi? Kadtong medyo special child. Di na naho maatol tanan sa kadaghan. Rest in peace, Uncle Gody. I was very fortunate to have met you and your entire ohana last July. Godspeed! :)