IN MEMORIAM
Brod Carlos Uyan
UP Diliman '57
January 1, 1938 - January 4, 2021
[Photo from UPBSI website, Memory Lane 2]
The young Carlos "Lito" Uyan with the UPD Betans, circa early 60's
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Our condolences and prayers to the family and loved ones of Brod Doc Lito Uyan. May his soul find peace in the Kingdom of the Lord.
Noli'62B
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Our prayers
and condolences for departed Brod Lito Uyan and his family.
I found a picture that I had taken after the July 1991 UPBS Northern California
frat ball that the UP SoCal brods attended. This was at the send-off lunch given
by Brod Dr. Sitong Cabaluna, UPD'59 DVM in Daly City.
Front: leftmost - Brod Lito Uyan and
wife Connie.
Kneeling: Brods Carling Taguinod, Mando Enrico, Eddie Cornelia, Eric Punzalan,
Manny Boado and Johnny Singh.
Back: Brods Sitong Cabaluna, Erwin Salud, Hernan Tabamo, Pete Gatbonton, Billy
Gurango, Joe Lalas and Vio Ocampo.
My deepest condolences to the family of brod Dr. Lito Uyan who I met some 40
years ago with brod Dr. Del Tumibay while he was on a visit to NJ, USA. A very
amicable and lively person was my impression of him back then. Rest in peace
brod Lito.
Danny Vizmanos UPD 72A Redskins
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Another sad news, another Beta Sigman called to meet our Creator. Rest in Peace
Brod Lito. My condolences to the bereaved family.
Jim Gonzalvo
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Our condolences to the family of Brod Lito Uyan.
Cecilio Felix
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We pray, may our brother, Carlos, rest in eternal peace. Amen.
Brandy Ancheta
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Sincere Condolences to the Family of Brod Lito Utan. I will say a prayer for
Brod Lito. RIP Brod.
Jesus Jayme
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My sincere condolences to to Sister Connie and the Uyan family. Will pray for
the eternal repose of his soul In our Lord's kingdom. Rest in peace brother Lito
Jose Llames
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Condolences to the family of Brod Lito Uyan. RIP Brod Lito.
Danny Lachica
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Prayers and condolences for the family of Brod Little Uyan. May he rest in
peace.
Billy Sevilla
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Condolences to the family and prayers for the eternal repose of the soul of Brod
Lito U!
Rene de Rueda
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RIP brod Lito Uyan!
Rollie Santos
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R I P Brod Carlos 'Lito' Uyan!
Edgar Flores
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We pray for your Eternal Repose Brod Doc Lito Uyan!!! RIP!!!
Vic Tupaz
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RIP Brod Lito.
Minoru Espartero
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RIP Brod Carlos 'Lito' Uyan!... our condolences and prayers.
Carlos Agulto
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Nakikiramay ako sa mga naiwan ni Brod Lito Uyan. May he now rest in eternal
peace!
Edwin Acuña
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Rest in peace brod Lito.
Alan Batallones
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Condolences to the family of our late Brod Lito Uyan. May he Rest in Peace!
Benjamin Garcia
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My condolences to the bereaved family of our late Brod Lito Uyan. God bless his
soul.
Dutch Aragones
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Prayers and condolences to the family of Brod Lito Uyan. Rest in Peace Brother.
Bong Beredo
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Sincere condolences to the family of Brod Lito Uyan. May he rest in peace.
Ross Fernando
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Condolence to the family of our late Brod Lito Uyan. May he rest in peace.
Eric Ines
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Rest In Peace Brod Lito Uyan.
Yay Topacio
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Rest In Peace Brod Carlos 'Lito' Uyan! Prayers and condolences.
Nandy
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Rest In Peace Brod Dr. Lito Uyan. Condolence to the Family.
Ed Rivera
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Rest in peace brod vet doc Lito.
Rey Bello
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Rest in peace brod Lito.
George Balabag
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Prayers for our brod.
Antonio Sarrosa
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Prayers for brod Carlos.
Dave Ramos
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Rest in Peace Brod Lito Uyan.
Vee de Vera
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Condolences to the bereaved family, relatives and friends of Betan brod Lito Uyan. Rest in peace now brod Lito with our Almighty God.
Ricardo Acabado
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Condolences to the family of Brod Uyan.
Renato Tiamzon
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Brod Francisco Colanta
UP Los Baños '55
September 22, 1936 - January 5, 2021
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Good afternoon. This is Amy Colanta,
daughter of Eiknarf Colanta '55. I would like to make the following
announcement:
Francisco Honorio Colanta
September 22, 1936 - January 5, 2021
We remember and celebrate the life of Francisco Honorio Colanta, '55, who passed
away at home, surrounded by family and carers.
He was beloved by his wife, Corazon (Zony, UPLB Sigma Beta Charter), Tatay/Pudra
to Agnes and Amy, Manong Boy to his siblings and in-laws, and Eiknarf to his
beloved Beta Sigma brods.
He died from respiratory failure due to complications from metastatic colon
cancer. It is a disease that is preventable through early screening and
detection. We encourage you to get your colonoscopy done beginning at age 45.
His remains have been cremated and are at home. There will be no physical wake.
We will begin a nine-day novena tonight, January 6, and we invite you to have
your respective novenas at home, if you wish.
We know he is in a better place, enjoying his black coffee while listening to
Ennio Morricone.
Amy Colanta
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Condolences to the family of our late Brod Frankie Colanta and may he Rest in Peace.
Benjamin Garcia
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May he rest in peace.
Billy Sevilla
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My sincere condolences to 2 great pillars of the UP Beta Sigma, brod Frankie
Cornejo and brod Frankie Colanta, both of batch 55LB !!!
Hanggang ngayon di ko alam kung bakit Hopia ang monicker nya. To me he will always be Sergio Mendez!
Willie Nep
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R I P Brod Frankie Colanta!
Edgar Flores
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Rest in peace, Brod Frankie.
Joel Paredes
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Rest In Peace to our 2 Brod Frankies.
Orly Sacay
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RIP brods Frankie Cornejo & Frankie Colanta!
Rollie Santos
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Rest in peace brod Frankie Colanta. Our prayers and condolences.
Carlos Agulto
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May God be with you always, Brod Frank Colanta.
Victor Ramos
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I join the Brotherhood in expressing sadness over the passing of Brod Frankie
Colanta. God bless his soul. Condolence to the bereaved family.
Dutch Aragones
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Brod Frank in Latnas 2009 in Palu, Indonesia with Brods Kuyang and Freddy.
With Master Brod Johnny Chiuten at Splash, Los Baños.
Ollie Jumao-as
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RIP Brods Frankie Cornejo and Frank Colanta. Prayers and Condolences.
Augusto Arreza
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LB Brods celebrating brod Frankie Colanta's 80th birthday @ Bonito's, Grove LB.
[Photos from UPBSI website, Picture-an 5, sent by Jojo Alejar]
Jojo Alejar
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Brod Frankie Colanta was one of the elders I met early in my time as a Betan in UPCA (now UPLB). When he spoke of the fraternity, I felt his compassion. He can be intense at times, but he also had a sense of humor. I never knew why the resident brods from Tan's dorm called him "hopia," but Brod Frankie took it in jest. Rest In Peace Brod Frankie.
Our prayers are with the bereaved family
of Brod Frankie Collanta. Rest In Peace Brod Frankie.
Jim Gonzalvo
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It's really a sad news for me and my deepest condolences to the family of Brod
Frank Colanta.
Ric Bartolome
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My sincere condolence to the bereaved family of brod Frank Colanta. May he rest
in peace.
Bobby de ka Torre
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Condolence. 'Til we meet again, my brother! RIP!
Antonio Sarrosa
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Rest in peace brother Frank Colanta.
Boying Liwag
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Our sincerest condolences to the family. Rest in eternal peace brod Frankie.
Antonio Frio
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My prayers and condolences to his family. Rest in Peace brod Frank C.
Mark Nubla
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Condolences to the bereaved family, relatives and friends of Betan brod Frankie
Colanta55. Rest in peace now brother with our Almighty God.
Ricardo Acabado
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My Deepest Sympathies and Condolences to the family of Brod Frank Colanta. May
the soul of Brod Frank Rest in Eternal Peace in Heaven with the Father. Farewell
Brod Frank.
Edgardo Carandang
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My deepest condolences to the family of our Brod Frankie Colanta and may he rest
in peace.
Edwin Antonio
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Our condolences! Rest in Peace Brother!
Adrian Liberato
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Brod Frank ‘Eiknarf’, Collie, Colanta, now you are at Peace with Lord!!! Thank
you for being part of us, the UP Beta Sigma Fraternity LB Chapter! We will miss
you brother !!! As to the bereaved family, our Heartfelt Condolence!!! No
Cheers!!!
Vic Tupaz
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To Sis Zony and family, We share in your sadness as we remember our dear Brod
Frankie. We will not see him again but he will always be in all the Betan’s
heart.
Eric Punzalan
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Rest in Peace, brod Frankie C. Condolence to the bereaved family.
Edwin Maninang
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Our sincere condolences to the family of Brod Frank Colanta. May his soul rest
in peace.
Kiko Reyes
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Rest In Peace Brod Frankie Colanta. Prayers and Condolences to the family.
Jun Mamaril
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My prayers and condolences to the bereaved family of Brod Frank Colanta.
Corix n Shirley Corvera
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Rest in Peace brother Eiknarf...farewell my friend...you will not be forgotten!
Sincerest condolences to the family of brod Frank Colanta.
Dave Ramos
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Prayers & Condolences to the family of Brod Frank Colanta.
Henry Chua
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Our heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family and prayers for the eternal
repose of his soul. Lord, let your eternal light shine upon the soul of Brod
Frank. Rest in peace Brother.
Bobby Reyes
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Farewell, dear brod Eiknarf. Our sincere condolences to the family.
Alex
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Rest In Peace brod Frankie.
Ben Hur Aguila
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Condolence to the bereaved family of Brod Frank Collanta. Rest In Peace Brod
Frankie.We will include you in our prayers.
Maeng Ramirez
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Condolences to the family and rest in peace Brod Frankie.
Ed Cheng
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When the Tumbleweeds VG started in the middle of last year, many fun memories
we’ve reminisced including those with Brod Eiknarf. His seriousness about the
game of basketball was legendary.
The fun “mystery” of “Hopia” was a long lasting story that was never told
unless you ask Brod Popoy Castaneda. His Virginia Farms days, he said, were his
gritty experiences of a cowboy. I always admired Eiknarf and his nice pair of
cowboy boots which was his official outfit when he was in LB. I remembered, I
bumped into him in a bus as I was scrambling for a slot in an American Livestock
Show in Houston,Texas. My luck came when I mentioned the agency handling the
trip and he said the manager was his close friend and he promised to call the
manager and assured me the slot will be mine. After two days, I was on my way to
the US.
We are one less today. Rest In Peace Eiknarf. Thank you Eiknarf. We all love you. Thank you for the memories. May your good soul Rest In Peace.
Vee de Vera
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I join the Brotherhood in expressing sadness over the passing of Brod Frankie.
God bless his soul. Condolence to the bereaved family.
Dutch Aragones
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I remembered Brod Frankie 'Hopia' C., always wearing long sleeves polo shirt,
even when taking his lunch at Villegas. That was late '69 & I think he was
pursuing an MS at UPCA. Never had the chance to meet him again, after I left in
1970. I was back in 1974 & onwards, but failed to make contact with him. Brod
Emig N. R., has his own version of the 'Hopia' story. He will be the one to
share this with us! RIP, Brod Frankie Honorio C.!
Antonio Sarrosa
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Rest in Heaven with Eternal Love Brod Eiknarf.
Herbert Ticzon
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Rest In Peace Brother Frankie Colanta, Thoughts and prayerful grateful offering
for you brother and sympathy, condolences to the loving family.
Manny Cayetano
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I remember Eiknarf when he used to be Consultant in the DOST in Makati as his
reporting office, I sched my business trip to Davao. When he learned about it,
he had his official trip to coincide w/ mine. So we arrived Dvo together & since
he was booked to a small hotel I told him to join me in APO View Hotel since
there were 2 beds in the room. Since our business work was for the next day, we
had good dinner, drank couple of beers & visited number of bars. We ended late
after a an enjoyable evening. The next morning we had our breakfast & went on to
our work w/ him going out of town w/ no assurance of coming the same day. So
after w/c we saw each other again in LB after 3 months during a certain
occasion! Yes, Bai, Brod, I will miss those days ! RIP!!!
Vic Tupaz
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Condolence to the Colanta’s family.
Nick Galvez
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Farewell my dear Brother Eiknarf. Rest in peace. Condolences to Sis Cora and
family.
Nestor Lawas
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It’s a sad start of the day to learn the passing of brod Frank, our sincere
condolences and prayers to the family. Rest In Peace my dear brother, you will
be missed.
Ted Quijano
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Our sympathies and prayers goes out to the family of Brod Frank Collanta. May his soul rest in peace .
Art de Vera
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Another sad day for all of us. RIP Brod
Frank "Knarf" Colanta, beloved elder Brod and former President of UPBSFAAI in
Los Baños.
Always enjoyed and cherished the sage advise and colorful stories and memories
he shared with Brods during meetings, anniversaries, Loyalty Days and every
fellowship gatherings. He will be missed dearly. Was really looking forward to
seeing him after this pandemic.😔Godspeed Brother Frank. Rest now at hanggang sa
muli nating pagkikita.
Brods, Sending these pictures in loving memory of Brod Frank Colanta '55, a
great die-hard Brother and a sad loss to our Brotherhood.
2003 Loyalty Day
2003 Fellowship at Reynoso residence
2004 Loyalty Day at Vic Valdepenas residence
2005 Loyalty Day
2008 Testimonial dinner for graduating brods and sis at Frio residence
Chito Reynoso
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I’m deeply saddened by the passing of brod Frankie C. We’ve been close since
that incident playing basketball at the Maquiling School playground sometime in
the 70s. We developed a kinship since then.
I feel his passing and will miss him. I say Rest In Peace my brother till we
meet again playing basketball.
Nol Banzon
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It’s an honor to be a ‘fart’ of the Maquiling School Basketball Diaries. We were goofing around a game that our beloved Brod Eiknarf seriously love and was not having it with us. He grabbed the ball and walked towards Tan’s into his room. Those moments are now immortalized now that Brod Eiknarf has left us. Thanks Brod Nol. Those were our fun times with him.
Vee de Vera
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Everthing that's been said of Eiknarf about basketball is all true and during
our time he would coach us players with much gusto after every game. Sometimes,
you find yourself harder to cope with his analysis than play an entire game! He
would alternately discuss with brod James Maranan in all seriousness. But that
style is trademark very Eiknarf and players find em altogether pleasant. Walang
makapalag sa kanya, his being amiable would rub-off on players as you are left
with no choice but to improve your next game.
Alex
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Postscript, 1/16/2021:
Response from the Colanta Family
Thank you to
the residents and alumni of the UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity for honoring their
fellow brod Frank. Also known as Frankie, Eiknarf, or by the infamous,
mysterious name "Hopia." It has become a legend of sorts, such that there were
conflicting stories over how it emerged at all. One only needs to read the
conversation threads in the Tumbleweeds Viber group to understand what the fuss
was all about.
When Tito Freddy asked us to prepare a response on behalf of our mother,
Corazon, Sigma Beta Charter member '55, my Ate Agnes and myself, the first thing
I thought of was the Tumbleweeds Viber group. Our Tatay came across it during
the last few months of his life and found in it a diversion, a lifeline to the
brods, and the outside world. It was a welcomed distraction from all of the
physical pain he endured because of the cancer and the debilitating side effects
of his chemotherapy drugs. I do not wish to harp on the drama and the agony our
father experienced, but I merely mention these to highlight how much joy reading
the messages in Tumbleweeds gave him.
I'd like to take this opportunity to acknowledge the presence of Ibu Ida and Pak
Edy of the International Organization of Tetada Kalimasada (TK) who has joined
us tonight. I wish to let you know that Tatay remained steadfast in his practice
of TK. He would execute the steps while he made his morning coffee, pacing from
the living room to the kitchen and back. When he could no longer walk steadily,
I would encourage him to practice even while sitting down, assuring him that
merely moving his arms is as effective a practice as that of a regular
able-bodied practitioner.
Betan last rites via Zoom, Jan. 11, 2021
Like all of
you, his own siblings and members of the UPLB community who knew Tatay were
shocked by the news of his death. He kept his illness very private. This is so
Frank, very much our Tatay. He did not want to be fussed over. He did not want
to be an inconvenience. Most of all, he didn't want to present himself any less
than the Eiknarf you all knew, the Eiknarf who dressed well. By the way, how he
dressed going to all of the fraternity social gatherings was how he dressed at
home. His appearance to others mattered to him; it is a form of self-respect he
wanted to maintain.
After we made the formal announcement on Tumbleweeds, my sister and I started to
read your messages of sympathy. We also read your remembrances of Tatay. We
relished getting to know Eiknarf. This is a part of his persona we will never
fully encounter. All of you have had the honor and the privilege of knowing him
"that way." This knowing of his Eiknarf-ness, his Frank-ness is one of the many
gifts we continue to receive even from the Beyond.
We have also read some stories of our Tatay's generosity to his fellow brods. It
is the same generosity he extended to his own siblings, tearfully recounted to
us through FB Messenger, through Viber.
There was a time when, over several dinners in September, Tatay wondered what
his legacy in life was. You can imagine the musings of an 80-something man who
was all too aware of his mortality. He felt he had not received the recognition
some of his peers have, but eventually Tumbleweeds provided the answer to his
question.
Slowly, the brods who knew him from the late '60s to the early '70s started to
recount with fondness the brod Frank who did not hesitate to put in a good word
for an aspiring younger brod at the beginning of his career life. The brod Frank
who gave sage advice. The brod Frank who always broke bread with them.
Every time he'd read a new anecdote on Tumbleweeds - always at night, when he
couldn't sleep well - he'd ask me the next day to read it. You could feel his
sense of fulfillment as I repeated out loud what a brod said. It's as if his
eyes said, "There, that's my legacy there."
Frank Colanta '55 loved his UPLB Beta Sigma. He loved you all. He will always be
grateful for the Brotherhood. He will always be a Beta Sigman and proud of it.
Brod Frank Colanta with daughters Amy and Agnes, all UP graduates.
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