The Beta Sigman Last Rites for Brod Prospero Crescini '49
Arlington Memorial Chapel
Araneta Avenue, Quezon City
27 November 2005, 3PM
The disarming smile that will stay with us, forever...
Wife, Lita, with 1 of their 9 children...
And the other children...
Another son, with his family...
As "early birds" waited outside...
(Brods NonengMonroy'83, MengCanlas'74, ... GenePuente'69, RicoArranz'46)
Some took strategic positions, inside...
(Brods BenSantos'47, SofronioSanJuan'46, TeoduloTopacio'49, VicRamos'62 & EdBaldoria'65)
2 Founder-Brods SofronioSanJuan & RicoArranz, led the way, with Brods VicRamos &
TeddyTopacio close behind...
The room was not big enough for the brods who came...
As the family members still wondered what the ceremony was all about...
And Brod Pros' Credo so solemnly recited in his presence, for the last time...
Justice Brod VicenteMendoza'53, one of 3 choice speakers, expressed great admiration for
Brod Pros' courage to go it all alone at the very start of his career, even earning recognition
of the Supreme Court for his untiring efforts to help and protect the underprivileged.
Brod RomyLumauig'51 narrated how Brod Pros convinced him to join the U.P. Beta Sigma,
Vanguard, Cursillo, and even to get married at a time he least expected. Such influence
that Brod RubenPascual'76, emcee, offered PhP500 to make Brod Romy do the
Ifugao dance again in Brod Pros' presence for the last time...
Then Brod VicRamos'62, current UPBSFAAI Pres., delivered the most solemn eulogy to the brother,
immortalized thru the Betan Credo...
And Brods RomyLumauig'51, FortunatoGupit'53, TeddyTopacio'49, & TemRodriguez'47 listen...
Founder-Brod RicoArranz handing the Enshrinement Certificate to Brod Pros' wife, Lita.
One of Brod Pros' children responded:
"We did not know you love our father this much. We are very touched."
The candle-lighting ceremony...
Then Brod Teddy gave his last respects, as well as all the other brods present...
Including Brod BogartSta.Barbara'01, current GP of Diliman...
And Brod FrankCornejo'55,current Chairman and President of the
UPLB Beta Sigma Fraternity Foundation, Inc...
Farewell, Brod Pros...