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GRATEFUL Celebrant with Randy and Sheila Famacion, husband & wife owner of Atitihan—in appreciation of their delicious food, delightful music and dedicated service.
U.S. Nursing College Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony on Sept. 9 at 1108 and 1106 W. Granville Ave., Chicago. Leading the celebration were Founder, CEO and Chairman Mr. Bryan Evangelista (3rd fr L) and Dean of Nursing and President Dr. Mary Jane Evangelista (2nd fr L). Also pictured are Administrative Secretary Ms. Felvina Renna (L), Atty. Mark T. Arinquin of the Philippine Consulate General (2nd fr R), and Fr. Jose Menemil Cerna (R). (PINOY photo)
LUCKY SHOPPER Leony D. Dantes, mother of PINOY advertiser Atty. Janice Dantes shown at Patrick dealership with her new white 2026 BMW 3 series 330i that she won in a grand raffle last Aug. 19 at Joong Boo Market in Schaumburg. (photo grabbed from facebook/janice.dantes)
PINOY Circulation Manager and International Realty Broker manager David Santos with his mom, Lynn, after her birthday treat accorded him June 16 at Mykonos Restaurant in Niles, IL. Dave’s sister Marlyn Briones and family were also in attendance.
ERRATUM: In the May '26 obit of Antonio H. Silvano, PINOY erroneously identified Giovanni and Victoria as siblings of Tony. The two are siblings but are first cousins of the departed. Tony has a living brother in the PH named Julian. Pictured during the May 10 wake at Drake Funeral Home are (seated fr. L) Giovanni, his wife Tess, Tony’s widow, Susan; (Standing fr.L) Susan’s sister Remy Alforque, Dr. Rita P. Gulamelon, Camille Certeza, Lito Certeza and Nurhassan Gulamelon. (PINOY Photo by Anong)
ROLANDO Gruezo Sr., 87, of Skokie died on April 10. He survived by his wife, Maria Gruezo: his five children, Jackie Panlilio (Rick), Janette Santos (Nathaniel), Rolando, Jr. (Louella), Mary Ann Chan (Michael), and Arnel (Cecilia); cherished grandpa of 13 and great-grandfather of four. Photo shows Rev. Dr. Jason Santos delivering the homily at the memorial service at Colonial-Wojciechowski Funeral Home of Niles April 18, Interment followed at Maryhill Cemetery.
BIRTHDAY of Benilda Mendoza (seated, L) as celebrated with a lunch treat by her sister, Mely Dayao (standing, L) at the Hibachi Grill in Elk Grove March 22 with Rocky & Susan Paras and Anong & Lynn Santos joining the joyful get-together. The sisters are from Deerfield, Illinois.
MICHAEL Caga-anan Aguhar in a FB snapshot with his wife Irina and daughter Zoya passed suddenly Feb. 20 in Chicago. Michael, a lawyer was an executive director of AFIRE and heads an NGO clearinghouse for grants at the time of his passing. Friends had set up a GOFundme for the family organized by Rivka Yeker.
Funeral arranged by Forest Park Westheimer Funeral Home & Cemetery
MEMBERS of the FIL-AM Club of St. Peter's Catholic Church of Skokie came out in full force young and old garbed in Filipino national dresses for the first night of the Simbang Gabi Novena in the Chicago Archdiocese Dec. 15 complete with parols and Christmas carols in Tagalog. Rev. Noel Reyes led a contingent of half a dozen priests who concelebrated the mass. Bottom photo shows the Families of Skokie Choir of St Lamberth's, the sister church that are now merged, rendering the sacred songs conduc
REV. Dr Jason Santos delivers a graveside prayer rite for his mother, Jean, Nov.14, at Mifflin Cemetery, Gahanna, Ohio. Jean died Oct. 31 and was preceded in death by her husband, Dr. Augusto Santos. Their other two children are Jennifer and Joy. (Pinoy photo by Anong) See obit on page 45.
RANIZA Famacion-Frederick D'Escoto Nuptial at the Adler Planetarium Oct 11, with the newly-weds pose with PINOY circulation manager Dave Santos and his Dad Mariano during the reception will be featured in a full-page pictorial in our next issue. (Photo by Randy)
CHRIST’S Commission Fellowship (CCF), founded by Peter Tan-Chi, based in the Philippines, celebrated 41 years of God’s faithfulness! CCF IL joined in rejoicing this milestone on August 31st.
Here in IL, we gather every Sunday at 10:00 AM CST in person at Hampton Inn & Suites (Lower Ground), 1 Randhurst Village Drive, Mt. Prospect, IL 60056, and online via Zoom at http://ccf-usa.org/zoom @ 8:30 AM CST.
Visit our FB page at CCF Illinois Dgroups, message us, and we’ll be glad to connect with you!
CHOCS ‘N Boxes Gerry Dean (R) shown with Consular officers (fr. L) Kath Lobien, Consul Ella Mitra, Consul General Melanie Rita B. Diano and store manager Natalia Kostyuk during their visit on July 2 in their store/factory in 4731 N Cumberland Ave, Norridge, IL.
BILLY Dec , owner of Sunda Restaurant at Fulton Market poses with Consul Ella Mitra and PINOY manager Dave Santos at the Cook County Treasurer's award ceremony for Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month May 29.
(PINOY Photo)
ASIAN American Pacific Islander Heritage Month celebration at the Skokie Library, May 5 was attended by members of the Knights and Ladies for Rizal and members of the Consular Office in Chicago and members of the Filipino community in Skokie. Left photo shows newly elected Skokie Mayor Ann Tennes showing her AAPIHM proclamation with Consul Ella Mitra. (PINOY photo)
ST. MARTHA Catholic Church first communicant Ellie Briones leads in the prayer of supplication at Morton Grove, with celebrant Fr. Thomas Baldonieri looking on. Ellie will be one of the CCD students to be part of the First Communion Mass May 3. (PINOY/Anong)
