Zacarias Pangilinan Esendencia's Obituary
Our dad’s motto was always “Stay active as long as life permits.” Yes, he was able to practice this until his last hours before his surgery. He actively talked and inquired to his doctor about the consequences of his surgery. Until the unfortunate hours of Friday, March 28, 2014, he did not show any signs of weakness. We thought all the while he would survive his ordeal.He was born on November 9, 1922 in Caridad, Cavite City, Philippines. A 31-year veteran in the teaching profession, he began at the Cavite High School in 1946 until December 1977. Before this, he was an aspiring draftsman and an employee at the Nichols Air Base. His fondest dream was to reach America, the land of opportunity; which in his mind was the dream of everyone in the family. Before he migrated to the U.S.A. on January 7, 1978, he was able to finish his trade school studies at the Philippine School of Arts and Trade (PSAT) formerly called the Manila Trade School (MTS). Now, it is currently Philippine College of Arts and Trade (PCAT).In the United States, like most immigrants, our father worked odd jobs, until he finally found a good paying job through the help of one of his students from Cavite High School, working as a Machinist. He then retired at age 72.Everyone that worked with him at the hospital was delighted for he was agile, very articulate and humorous at age 91. He could remember dates and names accurately. He passed his written DMV test in 2013 at age 90 and continued driving until his hospitalization this year. As a father, he was very attentive to his children especially about their education. Everybody in the family, 10 children in all, were able to go to college and finish with flying colors. He was a good provider, a religious man and a principled person. He was very hard-working and tried his best to grab every job available as he was very skillful, smart and able to maintain a good living for his family. All he ever wanted was to maintain and love his family and love our mother, Juanita Fronda Esendencia, with all his heart. We LOVE you, Dad and we’re PROUD of you.THANK YOU – Children and Grandchildren
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