EULOGY TO MOTHER

(by Robert "Bobit" R. Tuyorada, delivered on December 26, 2001

Santa Barbara Parish Church, Cajidiocan, Romblon)

ON BEHALF OF MY FATHER, BONNIE AND BROTHER, ALAN, OUR FAMILY WANTS TO THANK EVERYBODY FOR COMING TO THE FUNERAL OF OUR BELOVED MOTHER, LOLITA.

WE THANK EVERYBODY WHO HAS HELPED US FINANCIALLY, THOSE WHO HAVE HELPED US IN SOME OTHER WAYS, AND THOSE WHO HAVE COMFORTED US IN OUR TIME OF GRIEF WITH THEIR PRAYERS, IN ONE OF THE SADDEST MOMENTS IN OUR LIFE, AGAIN THANK YOU SO MUCH.

TO LOSE A MOTHER IS SO PAINFUL, IT IS SO UNBEARABLE, INCOMPREHENSIBLE, IT IS SO INCOMPARABLE TO ALL THE PAIN THAT HAS COME INTO OUR LIVES. TO THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR MOTHER OR LOVED ONES, WE KNOW THE FEELING, WE GRIEVE WITH YOU AS WE GRIEVE NOW... BUT WE KNOW LIFE MUST GO ON.

GOD MUST HAVE A REASON AND PURPOSE FOR TAKING OUR MOM WITH HIM TO HEAVEN. IT IS A REASON AND PURPOSE THAT WE REALLY DON'T UNDERSTAND, BUT IT IS A REASON AND PURPOSE THAT WE HAVE TO LEARN TO ACCEPT... AND THAT WE HAVE.

WE KNEW OUR MOM LOVED US SO MUCH. SHE WAS SUCH A GREAT MOM TO US. SHE HAS SHOWERED US WITH LOVE AND AFFECTION. SHE HAS TAUGHT US EVERYTHING WHAT LIFE IS ALL ABOUT. SHE HAS GIVEN US LOTS OF ADVICES, ADVICES THAT WE FOLLOWED, SOME WE DID NOT... AND MOM WE'RE SORRY FOR THAT.

GOD KNOWS HOW MUCH WE LOVED HER. HOW WE HATED TO LOSE HER. IF YOU COULD ONLY KNOW HOW WE FEEL DEEP INSIDE OF US... WE DON'T REALLY WANT HER TO GO.

OUR FAMILY NEEDS YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND COMPASSION THAT WE DID OUR BEST, THAT WE DID EVERYTHING TO SAVE HER. IF WE COULD ONLY PLAY GOD AT THOSE MOMENTS, WE WOULD. BUT WE KNEW THERE'S AN END TO EVERYTHING, THAT EVERYBODY MUST GO BACK TO HIM.

ALL WE COULD ASK OF YOU NOW IS PRAY FOR OUR MOM'S SALVATION. YOUR SPIRITUAL SUPPORT IN OUR TIME OF GRIEF AHEAD OF US. AGAIN THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND PRAYERS.

MOTHER MAY YOU REST IN PEACE. WE WILL NEVER FORGET YOU. MOM WE'RE SURE GONNA MISS YOU. WE'RE GOING TO MISS YOU MOTHER FOREVER... GOODBYE.