Memorial Service for Jackie Fernandez-Suntay

I met Jackie Fernandez-Suntay a few years ago when I went for my LLM.  Among the Pinoy students in the Boston area, she and her husband Bobbit were one of the “old-timers.”  They’d been in Harvard for about 3 or 4 years when I met them.  Jackie had completed fellowships at Harvard’s MassGen Hospital and Bobbit was pursuing his PhD in education at the EdSchool. I understand it was during this time that Jackie was diagnosed with cancer.  Although the prognosis was bleak, Jackie fought bravely and with arguably the best medical care in the world and her own determination, she outlived her doctors’ expectations.  In early October, she passed away in the company of her husband and family.

There will be a memorial service for Jackie on Saturday, 12 November 2005, at the residence of Mrs. Dely Panlilio Fernandez: 12 Pili Avenue, South Forbes, Makati. Mass will be at 5:00 PM, followed by the light refreshments.

In lieu of flowers, Bobbit requests that we donate to the cancer wellness foundation that Jackie and Bobbit started when they learned that she and her dad had cancer. Checks may be made out to: The Carewell Community Foundation. They accept donations in dollars or pesos. For more info, go here: www.carewellcommunity.org.