As a child I remembered him as the smiling friend of my Lolo Simeon, always impeccably dressed in white barong buttoned to the neck with a snappy stride as he walked home from his many journeys in such a "cool" manner that has kept him fit and slim to the age of one hundred and four, twice the lifetime of many, thrice the life of our Lord on earth. He was an excellent public relations man, friend to most people at home and known by so many from other towns in Rizal. Anecdotes from one of his comtemporaries from Morong, now residing in Pasig recalled that Ka TQ was with them in hunting trips all over the mountain ranges of Tanay which he expertly knew and remembered him well for his comaraderie and lasting friendships. A few years back , I believe when he turned one hundred, he was the guest speaker at the Anniversary of Adoracion Norturna Filipina of which he was one of the founding members together with Lolo Simeon, on the initiative of Father Arthur Price. At one hundred he was eloquent and could recall the beginnings of the prayer group and was not wanting on humorous punchlines of their experiences. I have been compiling copies of old photographs, clippings and douwnloaded images, and I was confident there should be one of Ka TQ that I should find before I post as little tribute to the man.
From very old files I found clippings of the photoengraving sample prints that I saved from being disposed a long time ago of drafts of the Tanay Tercentenary. My problem was that there were no annotations so I had to look for any image of Ka TQ photo by photo. Believe it or not I have given up until the last piece which I thought is Ka TQ. The first person in the front row below. The photo is estimated to have been taken in the 1940s making him about 37 years old then. I feel this is his photo. As it makes me recall the Tanayan Gentleman TQ that I knew.
mc
for earthtanay
Feb. 12, 2010
p.s. Shall we collectively try to identify the other Tanayans in the photo?
