Tributes

What people remember

Reynaldo is still with us, and can read every word left here. Sylvia cannot — but her family can, and they would like to know what she meant to you.

From the family

Written over the years, by their son

Atty. Rey M. Gealon wrote about his parents for years in short public notes — birthdays, anniversaries, a Mother’s Day. Gathered here, they read as one long thank-you.

Missing you every day, Mama. I remember how you nurtured me to become who I am today — so full of love & mercy, grace & compassion. Daghan kaayong salamat sa tanan, Mama.

Atty. Rey M. Gealon Third anniversary · November 2023

Papa gave me the greatest gift when I was a child — he believed in me. So I carried on, hoping to be just half the man that he is.

Atty. Rey M. Gealon On his father · December 2022

Mama held my hand for just 39 years, but my heart — she holds forever.

Atty. Rey M. Gealon On his mother · December 2022

Salamat sa tanan, Mama, sa imong pag-agak kanako sa mga panahon nga gatuo kong dili nako mahimo ang mga butang nga gidamgo kong himoon.

Atty. Rey M. Gealon Her 65th birthday · December 2022

Every bit and piece, every strand and straw, every cue and hue of me are all coming right out of you, Mama.

Atty. Rey M. Gealon Mother's Day · May 2021

My friend, my mentor, my abiding fortress, my guiding light, my moral compass, my idol like no other — an inspiration to me, to the rest of the family, and to all the people around you whose lives you've touched one way or another.

Atty. Rey M. Gealon On his father's 68th birthday · March 2021

We have come a long way, thanks to you. Ang imong mga damgo para amo na ni karon — your dreams are ours now. I love you very much, Papa Enad.

Atty. Rey M. Gealon On his father's birthday · March 2020
From the community

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Tributes sent in by neighbours, scholars, colleagues, and the families they helped will be published here as they arrive, with your permission and your name attached.

If Reynaldo or Sylvia Gealon did something for you — however small, however long ago — that memory may be the only surviving record of it.

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Tell us your story

Write as much or as little as you like, in English, Cebuano, or Tagalog. Nothing is published without your consent.

Write in whatever language feels natural. We will not edit your words beyond spelling.

Your email address is used only so the family can thank you or ask a follow-up question. It is never published and never shared.

Also welcome

Photographs, letters, and documents

If you have pictures of them, or a letter, or anything from the barangay years, the family would be grateful to copy it. You keep every original.