Vol 40 Issue 6 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE ALPHA PHI OMEGA GREATER LOS ANGELES ALUMNI ASSOCIATION
June 2020
Sister Grace, we are grateful to you for having touched our lives in your own special way. You are now up there with the angels and saints bringing joy to all the brethren who have gone ahead of us. “Death leaves us pain that no one can heal, Love leaves us memories that no one can steal.”
Goodbye May, Hello to June! Welcome Summer 2020! By Brod Art Rivera Goodbye to May and say Hello to June! After three months of lockdown and stay at home quarantine, we are now slowly seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Welcome Summer of 2020! Hanigrace Zara We are already reeling from the effects of the Coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic, then came the Black Lives Matter movement and again disrupted our lives. We lost friends and relatives from the pandemic and more lives were lost with the chaos, protests and disorders that beset the entire country. Several business establishments were victimized by looters and thieves and many lost their jobs, too. And now, we mourn, grieve and weep the passing of a beloved member of APO and APOGLA, Sister Hanigrace Zara Arciga of Chi Chapter. Everyone knows her as the friendly, welcoming, joyful, helpful and fun to be with in the circles of A-Phi-O, ACNA, service projects, GMMs, annual camping, social functions and Lucena City gatherings. She went home to the Philippines for a vacation and was caught in the Stay at Home orders due to Covid-19. She fell ill, was hospitalized, was soon diagnosed with the dreaded Cancer and sadly, she joined our Creator on June 15, 2020. We never did get to see her back in LA and we feel that she is still on vacation. She will be sorely missed but we take solace in the thought that she has gone home, no longer in pain and is up there with the angels and saints bringing joy to all the brethren who have gone ahead of us. Sister Grace, we are grateful to you for having touched our lives in your own special way. You left us too soon, rest in peace and stay forever happy in heaven, and please say hello to Brods Bonjie, Pungay, Doms and William. “Death leaves us pain that no one can heal, Love leaves us memories that no one can steal.” Santa Clarita Valley Scholars We want to congratulate the Class of 2020 for their dedication, diligence and determination. While the graduates of this year experienced unusual, challenging and different events, yet they accomplished what they aimed for and celebrated in unique ways. To all you graduates, you deserve the loudest cheers and applause. I would like to personally thank the brothers and sisters who joined me in the Fund Campaign for 7 deserving high school graduates of Santa Clarita; including Melody Ang-Gayon, Eric Serrano, Armand Mendoza, Bobet Lara, Beeboy Mansilla, Bong Ansula, Rene Calvario, Sammy Garcia, Dony Rondilla, Jun Linsangan, Tony Amon, Rene Yenko, and Jun Madrigal. Together, we raised $280.00 which we donated on behalf of APOGLA to the 7 Consolation Awardees from the different high Continued on page 6