After posting Jacjac's comment here yesterday, I got a reply from one of MERALCO Chess Club's member and former employee, the father/trainer of candidate master Paulo Bersamina, Lilet:
nag email na ko sa meralco chess club, walang nakakaalam na namatay na sya, akala nga nila ngayon lang namatay e...
jac jac, we did not know that coach teddy died. kung may nagsabi man lang sana sa amin, o kahit isang chessplayer nasabihan nyo, hindi pwedeng hindi kami pupunta. yung meralco news, unless you inform them, hindi nila ilalagay sa obit ang daddy mo. akala namin buhay pa at nastroke si coach teddy. after his retirement, hindi nya na kami dinalaw sa meralco, wala namang contact number. ang pangako nya sa amin noon, pag retired na raw sya, dadalawin nya kami pag may laro kami, but he did not, kaya malungkot rin kami. one time i and my son waited for hours at the Luneta Chess Plaza kasi sabi ng isang friend ko, darating daw si teddy to get the chess book na binili sa kanya. pero gabi na wala pa si teddy. marami kaming hakahaka kung bakit hindi sya nagpakita sa amin, nagalit yata sya sa mga officemates nya, nadamay lang kaming chessplayers.
i forgot to say that we will hold an AGUILA CHESS Tourney on June 28, for all meralco employees, in memory of our beloved coach, Teddy Aguila.
Coach teddy aguila, may you rest in peace!
From what I heard, Coach Teddy was a model employee too....
Here's what something I got from Mitch Albom's Tuesday's with Morrie book:
"To teach is to touch eternity..."
Jac, I offer that phrase to you and to your dad. He has helped shape lives of his players and now, these players are helping out the younger generation... his teachings are passed on... forever.
What do we remember most about June 10?
1. The launching of The Weekender by Mr. Manny Benitez, June 10, 2006.
2. MERALCO Chess Club Coach Teddy Aguila's death, June 10, 2006.
3. Ok, a bit center of the universe issue here but yeah, June 10, 1976, my natal day!
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