Plano ng mga anak ng Queen of Visayan Movies na si Gloria Sevilla na ipa-cremate ang bangkay nito at iuwi ito sa Pilipinas.
Pumanaw si Gloria sa Amerika noong Sabado de Gloria, April 16, 2022. Siya ay 90.
Read: Queen of Visayan Movies Gloria Sevilla passes away at 90
Naganap naman ang funeral services para sa kanya sa St. Anne’s Church, Union City, California, noong April 29.
Ang former actress na si Krista Ranillo-Lim ang isa sa mga nagbigay ng eulogy para sa kanyang lola.
Si Krista ang panganay na apo ni Gloria sa panganay na anak nito, ang aktor na si Mat Ranillo III.
Gloria Sevilla's children and daughters-in-law
Sa kanyang eulogy, sinariwa ni Krista ang magagandang alaala noong nabubuhay pa ang beteranang aktres.
Lahad niya, “Growing up, my fondest memory of grandma was when we were rowdy kids and she would run after us and try to cover us with her duster.
“She would always joke and say that she didn’t wear any underwear and, good thing, I was too young to remember if she really did or did not.
“I actually didn’t grow up around grandma because we were based in the Philippines and she was based in San Francisco with my grandfather, Amado Cortez, and my dad’s siblings.
“We would see each other only during Christmas and holidays so sadly we didn’t really have a tight relationship.”
Ikinuwento rin ni Krista ang unang reaksiyon ni Gloria nang magpakasal siya kay Niño Jefferson Lim, ang may-ari at CEO ng Island Pacific Market, ang popular Filipino supermarket chain sa California.
“When I married Niño, she spoke to her friend and asked if Niño was a good guy.
“Her friend is very close to the owner of Seafood City, Niño’s competitor, and of course, he didn’t have any good words to say about Niño!” natawang sabi ni Krista.
“Throughout the years, Niño was able to show grandma that he didn’t love only me but that love extended to my whole family especially to grandma.
“On our latest trip with grandma, she kept on telling Niño, ‘I love you my apo’ and Niño would joke, ‘Di ba, Grandma, dati ayaw mo naman sa akin, e.’”
Ang fun fact na “pina-botox” niya ang kanyang lola bago ito pumanaw ang isa sa mga masayang bahagi ng eulogy ni Krista.
Aniya, “When we took her to Las Vegas about ten days before she passed, she was so happy and full of life.
“She spent many hours playing the slot machine. I even brought her to the spa to have facial, IV infusion, and even botox.
“I even joked, 'Pastilan naman, Grandma, baka maligawan ka na naman niyan.' And she said, 'Ay, ewan!’”
Hindi man sila nagkaroon ng perpektong relasyon ng lola niya, nagpapasalamat si Krista sa Panginoong Diyos dahil sa magandang relasyon ng mga anak nila ni Niño sa kanyang lola bago ito binawian ng buhay.