Mamma and Me

Reminiscing about my childhood days with Mamma and Papa gave me back a lot of inspiration; the fun the challenges and the frustrations of those early days were unforgettable experiences. I came from a family of five siblings my brother Bob and my sisters Nita and Rosie and an elder brother Romy whom the Lord had taken back to Him a few months before I was born. Bob who had married a medical doctor Alicia Borja is a professor in theology and philosophy and has been teaching for quite a while in Guam. Nita and her husband Edward Cenzon are now retired employees of the government of Guam though they are still active with their insurance business and my youngest sister Rosie is a popular chiropractor in the Philippines. MAMMA Amalia Granados Alvarez (Born July 22 1914 deceased Feb. 2002) who married Florentino Olazabal Bonifacio (born Oct. 16 1912 deceased Jan. 1989) was the last survivor of the clan of her grandfather GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ and her grandmother NICOLASA VIRATA ALVAREZ of Noveleta Cavite Philippines. General Mariano Alvarez was a revolutionary general of Noveleta Cavite who was elected municipal captain in 1881. Amalia was one of seven children of SANTIAGO V. ALVAREZ the only son of General Mariano Alvarez and Nicolasa Virata Alvarez. Santiago V. Alvarez was married to PAZ GRANADOS who besides Amalia had borne the following children: Numeriano who was married to Inga; Rosendo who was married to Pacing; Pacita who was married to Ramon Rono; Virginia who married Jose Vergara; and Fidel who married Belen. She had another brother Egmidio who passed away during her younger years. Her father Santiago passed away at the age of fifty-eight. He was born July 25 1872 and died on October 30 1930. Mamma's grandfather General Mariano Alvarez passed away on or about the age of 106. He was born on March 15 1818 and passed away on August 25 1924. He left several agric