The blogger never met the old men when he was alive. He was supposed to have been living in the Waipahu area, Hawaii, where residents are mostly Ilokanos. He was living with her daughter Elsie's family who is married to my nephew Gerry. My wife and I were in Hawaii at that time and we visited Elsie, a nurse, and Gerry, vice- president of a care home association in Hawaii, at their well-appointed home. The old man had left for the Philippines months earlier.
Elsie's father, 88, died several days ago in his native San Nicolas home in Northern Philippines and the couple arrived last Monday for the wake and the burial of Don Narciso this coming Saturday. The blogger attended the wake of the old man two days ago. It was from Gerry that I learned about Don Narciso who established the famous Mamaclay Metal Works that had several branches in Ilocos Norte. It was a profitable business, according to Gerry, and the Mamaclay family was one of the richest in the town at that time, he added.
The old men and his wife had five children, all professionals. Elsie's younger brother, a brilliant physician, one of the best in the profession, is the president of the Ilocos Norte Medical Society.
He who had a full successful life will be buried in San Nicolas. His body will be kept in a pantheon in a high-priced memorial park in the town.
Update: Gerry and Elsie are going to the Philippines in September 2014 to attend the death anniversary of Don Narciso
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