(photo taken during the Santos-Balbuena wedding)Yesterday, we received sad news again about Bro Romy Flores passing away. He was a pioneering INC member not just for Long Beach locale, but the district of Southern California. On the way home from the wedding yesterday we had worked in Irvine, Ryan and I were talking about our memories with Bro Romy.
Ryan said that Bro Romy was the one who admonished him to come early during our Buklod Meetings in order to have enough time to prepare and play the organ. From then on, Ryan was never late... There was a way Bro Romy would speak to the brethren when he would give advice. He did so in a gentle way that made you understand it was for the better and I will miss that about him.
CFO Night this year was planned because he had requested it to happen. Who could say no to his request? Although it was a tough job planning for the previous CFO Night and we didn't want to do another one until 2010, he requested it in a way that made us realize that we needed to have the program not to give us another tough job to prepare for, but it was for the brethren and their edification.
During an appreciation night for the elders of our locale, Ryan and I were about to sing a song we wrote called, "We Will Carry On". Ryan made a short introduction and said something like, the song was dedicated for the elders in the church who are still strong in their faith despite their age and years being members in the church. He continued saying that the song we were to sing was dedicated to them. Bro Romy was sitting in the front and after Ryan said that they are our inspiration, Bro Romy said, "Thank you po". -- Ryan and I are the ones who are thankful...
We thank God for giving us the chance to know Bro Romy. He is an inspiration and will forever be one for as long as we live...
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