Nieves Tongco

Grandma,
To you I am eternally grateful for the love, happiness and memories you have blessed me with. I am the developing woman that I am today because of your influence and guidance in my life. You gave me the beautiful gift of music and ability to sing. I live each day in appreciation of life, family and friends because of you, Grandma. Thank you for every second of every day of my life, because without you, neither I, my siblings or my mom would be here. And for that I will always be...

Dear Mrs. Tongco,

I am so sorry I missed your Memorial Service. When I met you, I thought you were a vibrant woman with a funny and witty sense of humor. I can see that family was important to you. You're a natural when it comes to being a mother to everyone. I enjoyed the times I had with you and your family during that four year period in the past. You have a wonderful family that I can admit I miss at times. The laughs we all had were great. I know we all go our separate...

You will always be in our thoughts and prayers. We will miss you dearly. To my dear cousins - words are hardly enough to express our condolences for the loss of your mother. She is now a guardian angel watching over us. We love and miss you all! si Bernie & Jo Manibusan-Punzalan

Dear Mom,
Thank you for everything that you had done for us. We love and miss you very much! You changed the way I would think of what a "mother in law" is because you outpoured me with your love. From checking on me to make sure I ate...to putting a blanket on me when I was running a temperature. You will always be in our hearts and I promise that Joshua, Kamille and Jacob will grow up knowing their Grandma Bing. I love you.

Dear Tongco Family: I will always be grateful to you and your parents for letting me a part of your family during the years we were growing up on Wheatley Street. Your mom was kind, patient and generous to me, and I don't think I ever fully expressed my appreciation to her. I love you all...and can understand the depth of your loss with the passing of this beloved mother, grandmother and friend.

Mom,

You will always be with me in my heart. You have been my role model in so many ways, intelligent, caring and strong. I can only hope to be half as good a mother to my children as you have been to me. I love you mom.

I am so grateful to have spent so much of my time with you, learning, growing, laughing...you're with me every day, when I speak, my words are colored with all your spirit and life. I am proud of your life and love, I am proud to be a Tongco and to call my family just that--family. I love you.

I can just see Bing now - sitting up in a coconut tree growing from a cloud, possibly tossing a few down on unsuspecting passers-by. Bing was my mom, Donna's best friend at Silverado Escondido. I remember them walking, holding each other's hand, and Bing would be singing "Amaploa, my pretty little poppy..." My mom still has a photo on her nightstand of her and Bing. I have missed Bing for 2 years and now I'll miss her even more but I'll also know that now she is strolling the clouds,...

Dearest Mom - You will always be in our hearts. You know how much your love and support meant to me through the years. I couldn't ask for a better friend, mother-in-law or grandparent for my girls. Thank you for everything.

I love you. Always.