Aside from the war, Papa Lolo lived through the pandemic and built a family. His branch of the family now has representatives all over the world and is scattered across the Philippines.
I also found some of Papa Lolo's letters to Mama Lola and a small date book. He was truly tenacious at keeping records of what he did, where he went and always had a list of bilins for Mama Lola. He also wrote down expenses and made budgets. I got that from him.
The world back then was crazy. I cannot imagine how Papa Lolo got through the war. He was part of the Bataan Death March. He walked and even helped up a comrade from being bayoneted when he fell (Mom's recount -- his son eventually became PNB president who produced a well-known telco chairman). Anyway, Papa Lolo survived and his legacy lives on with my nephews and nieces now working on bearing and growing the next generation.
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