Remembering you with love these days. God bless your soul.

Missing you a lot my friend

Remembering you on this day ☮ &❤

I miss you so much cehl,and will always cherish the beautiful memories.Rest in peace with the Lord,

Celeste- I am really grateful for all the support and advices that you have given. Thank you very much from the bottom of my heart. You are a wonderful, loving and caring friend. You are one in a million- Celeste. We love you and may you Rest In Peace. 
Charlie

I've known and met celestina since 1983 when we're working at Zayed Military Hospital in Abu Dhabi UAE.But we became more close after working together for few months in Male misc ward.The friendship continued till she got married,resigned and migrated to USA.She has all the qualities of a loyal, loving caring friend .And inspite being younger than me she acts like a mother hen,looking after us her friends when we are together.I will never forget you my dearest Cehl 'ada',you will always be in my heart, remembered and always loved.

Celestina dear friend, you left too soon.
We remembered your good heart, your compassion, selflessness and down to earth nature. We remembered the countless ways you cared for us--from making us coffee while on night shift, sharing your beauty secrets while applying moisturizers to our faces, serving us food even before you take a bite yourself, writing us a beautiful card when we were sad & crying with us when we were heartbroken, just to name a few. These were simple acts of kindness but were heartwarming to us. You spoiled us with your constant care.
Mon & I remembered when you volunteered to help us get some paperwork from Manila City hall on your last week of pregnancy with Chelo. We rode an owner(jeep) that had a bumpy ride and you had contractions a day or two after. We joked that the bumpy ride caused Chelo's birth a few days early than your expected date.
We remembered how you woke up in the middle of the day to meet us for an hour whenever we came for a day's visit to California & returned home to catch more sleep before your shift.
We remembered how tolerant and patient you were with our pettiness & whining but never shy to voice out your own point of view.
We admired your love for your kids and how proud you were when you spoke about them. They were your pride and joy.
You were gracious and respectful to all your friends' parents just like you were to your Mama & Papa. In Abu Dhabi, you shared your parents' letters with us like we were their own kids. We felt their loved with their "paalalas" and advices.
To us you were the queen of organization & cleanliness. Everything you owned were laid out and arranged well --from pens, documents to your clothes. You were the best among us in handling finances. You were frugal but never stingy, always ready to offer help without expecting anything in return.

We will miss you when we travel to the Holy Land. We were set to go last year but was cancelled due to Covid.
We will miss you --- from our group meetings, small talks, arguments, laughter and texts. Our hearts are heavy and our eyes are wet whenever we think of you. It will take time to get use to your absence or maybe never.
We love you, Cehl. Rest in peace.  From,  Joji, Mon, Terrie & Zen.

Desolation is the word I have used to describe the loss of your mother, Maria Cielo and Luis Arturo, as journey of no return that we all have to make. She made the journey very early and very young , but fate is so capricious that it wanted it that way. I am absolutely sure that she will protect you and watch over your well being always.

I am truly sorry for the sad moments you are going through and I encourage you to overcome, if you can, the emptiness that she has left you and to learn to live without her physical presence.

A big hug to you Maria Cielo my dearest only niece and to you Luis Arturo my dearest only nephew.

When the Lord calls our loved ones home, He leaves a gift of memories in exchange. My deepest sympathy to my dearest Kumare’s family.
I met Celest in 1992 when we both started working in the ICU of Gardena Memorial Hospital, became next door neighbor, & then our friendship got closer. I remembered very well when I had my cesarean section & she voluntarily came from her night shift duty to come & stay with me, got me up, emptied my urine bag & helped me clean myself. She’s really a woman with open arms & beautiful heart. She became the Ninang of my daughter & she was baby sitting her too at times. We have so much beautiful memories together with our families & co-workers/friends.
You will be greatly missed my friend. Till we meet again .