Ngayong Biyernes, Hulyo 5, 2024, ang unang anibersaryo ng pagpanaw ng ABS-CBN veteran entertainment reporter na si Mario Dumaual.
Kumplikasyon sa heart attack ang ikinamatay ni Mario sa edad na 64 noong nakaraang taon.
Ipinagluksa ng mga kasamahan ni Mario sa entertainment industry ang kanyang pagkawala.
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Ngayong gabi, sa pamamagitan ng Facebook. sinariwa ng anak ni Mario na si Jose Miguel ang mga maliligayang alaala niya tungkol sa kanyang ama noong nabubuhay pa ito
Sa pambihirang pagkakataon na nagkuwento siya tungkol sa kanyang ama na malaki ang pagpapahalaga sa pribadong buhay, kahit may kinalaman sa buhay ng mga artista ang propesyon nito sa loob ng 41 taon.
JOSE MIGUEL REMEMBERS LATE FATHER
Buong mensahe ni Jose Miguel para sa yumaong ama: “Pa, the other day I noticed ang tagal na sa ref nung honey ginger tea natin, ‘di pa nangangalahati.
"Dati naiinis ako kasi halos maubusan ako lagi e ako naman bumibili. It was just either you or me who’d open that jar to make a cup, and you’d have it more often apparently.
"Wala na akong kaagaw, pero miss na miss ko nang mainis.
“Ang tagal ko na ring hindi napapa 'hay nako' pag nadadaanan kong nakaiwang bukas ‘yung electric fan sa work room mo. Siyempre papatayin ko ‘yung fan, but would always make it a point to remind you to switch it off kasi sayang ang kuryente. You’d agree but also laugh, kasi siguro nakakatawa na pinagsasabihan ka na rin ng anak mo.
“I’ve turned your work room into my play room, by the way — ‘yung PS4 nandito na, ta’s repaired na rin ‘yung TV na pinang mo-monitor mo ng Star Patrol. The fan is rarely off, Pa, because I stay here most of the time, most days when I’m home.
“On days when I do head out, madalang na rin ang apura mode. More often than not, our schedules would just nearly align, which meant having to adjust to the earlier one when I drive out for the day.
“Siyempre kailangan kita i-drop off or ihatid, alangan namang ipaghintay kita ng trike at jeep, Pa. Ang ending, either minamadali mo ako or minamadali kita. You know how that stresses me out, rushing breakfast, showering, preparing — kasi madalas din, isa sa’tin may makakalimutang gamit, ta’s kailangan pa ikutan.
“Nakakatawa, nasi-stress ako just remembering. But Pa, I really, really miss that kind of stress. Because even then, in the car, we’d just end up having conversations about anything, sometimes my heartaches, mostly work, before I drop you off.
“It’s been quieter. I guess this is grief — living with the void where tangible love used to be. It’s been no less painful since we lost you on this day a year ago, but here’s what’s changed, Pa.
“Over time, that grief has slowly but surely found company in gratitude — the gratitude for sharing tea with you, for having a laugh over a fan left on, and even for the exasperation over fetching your wallet when we’re already running late.
"Those are the small but meaningful ones. You know the bigger ones, and I’m happy I seized the many chances to say this to you in person: I’m grateful and proud to be your son, because of who you were as a father, as a husband to Mama Maria Socorro Dumaual, and as a wowo to your grandkids.
“I’ve been told many times that the pain really never goes away, and I think I’m okay with that and am prepared to live with that, Pa — because every day I am also reminded that there will always be comfort in the gratitude of having spent 33 years of my life with you as my dad, my idol, and our family’s rock.
“We love you, beyond the tangible. Enjoy your sunsets, Papa. Kami na bahala dito.”
Read: ABS-CBN bids farewell to veteran entertainment reporter Mario Dumaual