Valerie Bermudez

Sa aking unang baby, alam mo na mahal na mahal ko kayong lahat . Ano ang mga nagaalala ko sa iyo Valerie ,my Ling2 maraming Marami. Mula kinder Hanggang nag high school ka lagi Akong Kasama mo sa mga practice ng sayaw na iyong sinasalihan. Pero ang Hindi ko malilimutan ay ang Binoyugan, Yung may palayok sa uli. Kasama mo ako sa mga practice mo. Pag dating sa Bahay paparactice ka uli ,lagi Akong tagapaalaala pag nalimutan mo ang next step. Maraming sayaw Kang sinabihan at Kasama mo lagi ang paborito mong partner na Osias Barroso Ngayon Dyan na kayo sa heaven sasayaw. Ano pa nga ang mga naisayaw nyo? Sumayaw ka rin Ng Binasuan, na Hindi kaman lang nahulugan/nabasagan ng baso . Japanese parasol dance, Naisayaw mo rin ang Singkil, nag Hawaiian ka rin at Marami pang iba. Marami pa Akong memories mo, kaya lang Ewan ko ba Hindi ko mapigilan ang luha ko. Ling ling mahal na mahal ko kayong mga pamangkin ko. Lab u lab u lab u. Masabi ko Mang I Love 💕 u Wala ka na. Bakit Hindi ka lumaban sa sakit mo? Bakit Hindi ka nagsabi? At Marami pang bakit
Oo nga Pala ako lagi ang nag aayos Ng buhok mo at nag me make - sa iyo sa bawat program na salihan. Ang isa pang Hindi ko malilimutan Yung gumanap Kang Nurse Mary. Noong nasa Vietnam kayo lagi Kong hinihintay ang mga padalang pictures ni Mama mo..
Basta Love 💕💕💕 you Valingling ko.

Val it will always be a pleasure to have both known you and have worked with you! I will never forget all the kind and thoughtful things you did for everyone. Every xmas you always went above and beyond with special gifts for us! Everytime I pass by restaraunts mear TLC I remember you! Please have fun up there and know we will always remember you!!

Rest in peace my friend. You will be deeply missed. I will forever remember you as a hard worker and a sincerely devoted friend. I am honored to have known you.

Will always remember your smiles and your laughs. Rest, Valerie, you are now home.

Unang pamangkin na nagdulot ng tuwa at saya sa buong pamilya. It's always fun to have the first pamangkin. Cannot forget Ling, Len, Aileen, Carmi nakadamit ng parepareho when they are growing up. Nice to see them together always happy.

Deuteronomy 31:8
"It is the lord who goes before you. He will not leave you or forsake you. Do not fear or be dismayed."
You are now in good hands rest in peace.

I, Jay, met Val in Biñan, Laguna, Philippines. We were both studying physical therapy at Perpetual Help College. I remember her pretty face with her charming smile and her very sweet voice that could calm anyone. She was very "malambing" or sweet, affectionate, and caring. We became classmates, closed friends, and even roommates in one of the in-campus dormitories. Val and I together with Joy Ruiz (DeGuzman) and Venus Esteban (Andrade) became girl best friends and we called our "barkada" J2V2 for Jay, Joy, Val, & Venus. Val always called Mommy Jay until we were both in our 50's here in Las Vegas. Val used to love to dance and we were in a group called Street Dancers in college. Many already knows that Val enjoyed reading but not many knows that she really loved Kpop music, specifically the Kpop group Seventeen. She was the one who introduced me to their songs and music videos. She also loved being a physical therapist and working in a skilled nursing facility. She was so dedicated to work that she would still be at work in the evenings and even frequently on weekends. Val cared so much for her patients and her job and frequently had very little time left for herself. Whenever we had the chance to get together, she enjoyed a variety of food like Greek and Chinese and decadent desserts. We played bowling and watched YouTube videos of Seventeen. LOL. I know that all of us miss Val dearly. We lost her at such a young age. We have all cried our tears upon knowing of her demise. Now, let us join together to celebrate Val as the beautiful and wonderful person that she was and we were all blessed to have gotten the chance to know her and be close to her. May her beautiful and gentle soul rest in eternal peace. Amen.

Ate Ling was a cool and chill ate. She was the one who enabled my Backstreetboys obsession back in the days. Pareho kasi kami ng bias, si Kevin.
We had a lot in common. We both loved OPM, kpop, TV shows that went on for years. Di kami nakakatapos ng museum in 1 day. Binabasa kasi namin lahat ng pwede basahin. At pareho kami mabagal maglakad.
We once spent a whole week museum hopping. We commuted back and forth, from Rockford to Chicago, where the museums were.
On the last day, on a bus on our way home, there was a lady from China and a gentleman from India seated behind us. They were just seated together by chance and had a very interesting conversation about their migration experiences. I normally just slept on the bus. It was a 2.5 hour ride. But in a marites moment, I listened to their conversation the whole 2.5 hours. When we got home, I told Ate, ang ganda ng usapan nung asa likod namin. And she readily agreed. She was apparently listening to them the whole time too. 😆
I guess we shared a love for listening to interesting stories too.

I was supposed to take her to the museums here in the Philippines when she visits or when she retires.
I'm going to think about her and miss her on my next museum trip...

We used to visit Vegas yearly when my kids were little.We have lots of good memories with Ate Ling.She is kind and
generous and caring especially to her twin nephews.She is a person that I look up to and she will be missed always.

Growing up as the eldest in my family, it was refreshing to have an Ate when Aileen and I got married. Ate Ling was very attentive , always taking care of us and the kids when we visited her in Vegas. She was the perfect Ninang and Tita for Audrey and AJ, spoiling the kids whenever she’s around. We had plenty of great memories on our road trips/vacations, she attended all the major milestones in our family and even our close college friends. She was an integral part of our family and a vital part of our children’s lives. We will forever miss her and will cherish every moment we had together in her short stay on earth. We now have another angel watching over us from Heaven.

Ate Ling was the ideal older sister. We used to be roommates while growing up. I remember coming home from school and talking about everything that happened, she would nod her head once in a while but continued reading her pocketbook. We’re a family of readers and her collection was romance books. She got me started on fantasy/sci-fi romcom.
When I immigrated to the US, she made sure to ask what I needed and tried to take care of me from afar. She was the kind of person you could ask for advice or help without judgement.
She was my maid of honor when I got married and she was my firstborn’s godmother. She used to go with us on vacations and spoiled my kids whenever we’re together.
We all miss her.