DELLY FLORES VILLANUEVA, formerly of Cavinti, Laguna, passed away on Friday, September 10, 2010 at 5:00 a.m. (Philippine time). At the moment, her body lies in estate at the Divine Mercy Funeral Home in San Pedro, Laguna. They have been residents of San Pedro, Laguna for 28 years now. Her remains will be brought home to Cavinti on Monday, September 13th for a two-day viewing. Internment will be held on Wednesday, September 15th at 10:00 am.
Delly is survived by her husband Honesto (Honey) Villanueva, sons Jaan Philip, and Paolo, daughter Jingay V. Hidalgo, son-in-law BJ Hidalgo and grand daughter Chloe of Union City, California; sister Angelie F. Reyes (Bebot), nephews and nieces, brohers in-law and sisters in-law.
What they say (there are more in comments on this post & FB):
Family: What moves through us is a silence, a quiet sadness, a longing for one more day, one more word, one more touch, we may not understand why you left this earth so soon, or why you left before we were ready to say good-bye, but little by little, we begin to remember not just that you died, but that you lived. And that your life gave us memories too beautiful to forget.
Jinggay Villanueva-Hidalgo ?… Mommy, I’m sad & lost; will you help me find a way? Will you get rid of the tears I cry each day? I know the answer & the answer is no..cause for me to move on I have to let you go… I wish you were here… I miss u so much! No one even knows what I would give for just one touch… I love you mom..you’ll forever be missed!
Rose Venia L. Perena: DEMERLYNS will always cherish the memories of the times we spent together through the years.
Ningning Ansay Ortiz: Our heartfelt condolences to the family of Mrs. Delilah Flores Villanueva. I remember her as one of the brightest teachers of our time; she had all in herself, guts,beauty and brain. HS days filled with wit as soon as she stepped in the English classroom. You will be missed. Goodbye, Mam.
Gigi R. Tolentino: Our deepest sympathy and condolences to Kuya Honey and children. May her soul rest in eternal peace with God.
Aida Mesina Mangune: Condolences to Delly’s family, our prayers are with you and your love ones.
Alice Oliveros: LOVE YOU, ATE DELY
Dann Ansay Resurreccion: I totally agree with you, cousin Ning. She was very bright. She has this distinctive voice that will make you listen and learn. We are lucky to have had her as our English teacher. I was also one of the lucky students hand-picked to dance the Mexican hat dance. She’s definitely going to be missed. My sincere condolences to Mr. Honey Villanueva, children, and family. May she rest in peace.
Salamat po Mam.
Tata Blasco We are so sorry for your loss. I can relate to you as I lost my mom several years ago. The pain will never go away, you just get used to it. Try to remember the good times that you spent with her to help you ease the pain. Our prayers and sympathy go out to you and your family.
To Honey and children of Dely Flores Villanueva
I don’t know if your Mom Dely ever mentioned me and our other “kalog” friends from JASHS to you.But I hope Honey, everybody’s Honey everytime he fetched Dely from school, still remembers the pretty, pretty me who would always tease them and talk non-stop with Sally and Ofel and the rest of the English teachers.
Dely, (i remember it’s spelled with only one L? or i might have confused it with our other friend’s name, Nely David) was one person you ‘d enjoy spending your free time with. She always wore that highly contagious smile and her jokes never failed to send us rolling in laughter. We were the “young ones” then in a group of old fashioned, old schooledl, graying teachers-to-the-bone. So instead of them showing us the ropes re teaching, they learned from us, the ‘young ones’ (now young once) how to really live life and enjoy every minute of our days in this physical, material world(especially in school where students would sometimes either ruin or make your day.)I still remenber her voice with that Cavinti accent, soft, even in anger, but loud enough as we laughed in unison over a cracked joke or a funny incident told and retold by members of our ‘elite group’.
This is how i remember her. I’m sure this is how she wants to be remembered, too.
No tears, no grief, no sadness- only happy memories we all spent with her.
To Honey & Children: My family and I are mighty sorry to hear of your great loss. Your many friends here in Toronto are thinking of you and your children in these difficult hours. We know nothing could easily ease the pain on the sad loss of your beloved Delly, but time will bring comfort in the fond memories of your many good years together. Delly was so bright and charming that no one who knew her will ever forget her. May she rest in peace.
To you and your children, we send you our love and deepest sympathy.
Delly, you were a very smart student. You sat silently in class listening attentively to what your teacher said, and when called on to answer a question, how quickly you could give the right response.
Honey & children, I know from experience how difficult dealing with loss can be, but I also know how empowering and special it feels to receive the sympathy notes and condolences from relatives, friends and acquaintances in our lives. Words not only hug your heart in a time of loss; they are also powerful and healing.