Eulogy

I was again out of town this past week, but not for any seminar, meeting or business activity.

My father in law passed away last November 2 and I accompanied my wife to their province for the wake and the funeral. It was a somber experience, made more so by the fact that my father in law was one of the most generous and nicest man I knew.

He was 64 years old and one could say that it was already his second chance at life having suffered a stroke 15 years ago. This left him in a coma but he eventually recovered to the amazement of his doctors.

The kind of person you are and the kind of life you lived is reflected during your death. Hundreds of people crowded into the small chapel every night to pay their last respects. The funeral march to the cemetery was longer than anything I've seen in Manila. Everyone from the mayor to the children of the workers were there. In some ways, I think he touched all of their lives by his kindheartedness.

This post is my salute to the kind of man he was. May you rest in peace.