Bart Misenas Bartolome

Bart Misenas Bartolome, age 87, of Torrance, California passed away on Thursday, April 29, 2021. Bart was born October 19, 1933.

He is survived by his loving wife Judy, and his 4 sons from his first marriage Napoleon, Dennis, David and Dean. He has 11 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren. Napoleon and his wife Cheryl have 3 children, April, Kris and Joshua. April and her husband Eric have one daughter, Ezra Luv. Dennis and his wife Winnie have one daughter Ashley mother of Arcely Rose. Dave and his wife Wisa, have 4 children Jonathan Miles, Simon, Andrew and Lauren. Jonathan Miles is married to his wife Jennifer. Dean and his wife Lois, have 3 children Sarah, Jesika, and Jacob. Sarah and her husband Eddy have 3 children, Ethan, Emmett, and Sadie. Jesika and her husband Daniel have 2 children, Hailey and Enzo. Jacob is married to his wife Alyssa.

God all the glory and honor for giving us a father who showed us how to love and honor Him.

BIOGRAPHY

Bart "Bienvenido" Bartolome was the 3rd son of the 8 children of Francisco & Dorothea Bartolome, born in Cavite City in October 19, 1933. His siblings are Benjamin, Virgilio, Romy, Carmelito, Yolanda, Francisco Jr and Priscilla. 5 of his siblings had gone to be with the Lord, Romy and Priscilla are the ones remaining.

Bart have 4 sons with his first wife Luv. Napoleon, Dennis, Dave, Dean. He has 11 grand children and 7 great children.

He attended Far Eastern University in Manila and graduated as a Business Major, all while working a full time job to support his studies.

He became a businessman, a Civic Organizer for Cavite City, Jaycees & Toastmasters. He organized a Cooperative for Fishermen in Cavite City, where fishing was the main livelihood for most families. He helped the fishermen acquire their own fishing boats. He was also elected as a City Councilor in the early years of Martial Law.

He immigrated to the USA in March 1976 with his youngest son, Dean. His first job was a Car Salesman for Carson Toyota, in which he received an Award for Outstanding Salesman. After that, he worked for Knapp Shoes, traveling near and far. At one of his business trips out of state, he brought with him, Dean who helped him drive the truck, even at an early age. He went to school to become a realtor, and later became a Broker. He helped his family, relatives and friends purchase their homes. He was active in the Real Estate business, selling properties in the areas of South Bay, Palmdale and Lancaster.

Bart married his wife Judy, February 1989 and lived the rest of his years with his wife Judy and her children, Evan and Cary, and their families. Evan and her husband Waiman has one daughter, Fiona. Cary and his wife, Debbie has two children, Aiden and Sophie. He was a loving Husband, Uncle, and LoLo! He is was never too tired to watch the grandchildren, playing piano and all their sport tournaments.

He was an optimistic person by nature and a devoted Christian. He was always helping others. He enjoyed music, watching movies and sports.

Bart became a Christian in the late 1990s, through constant prayer and encouragement of his loved ones. After becoming a follower of Jesus Christ, Bart went to school and studied the Word to further his knowledge about our Lord Jesus. His love and dedication in following Christ was shown in his tireless efforts of inviting others to love and worship God.

Bart was diagnosed with Stage 4 liver cancer in June of 2017 after returning from his Europe trip with Judy. He was under the care of Dr. Kevin Scher at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles.

While undergoing his chemo treatments, he continued attending all worship services. He seldom missed worship services at Calvary Presbyterian Church on Sundays. Additionally, he never hesitated to give a ride to anyone who would worship with him, even during his battle with cancer. His testimonies are always loud and full of excitement, even at times when he almost could not make it on that day, due to his condition.

He loved life. He had strong faith believing in the Lord‘s power of healing. Most of all, he loved our Lord Jesus Christ.

We give God all the glory and honor for giving us a father, uncle, brother, grandfather, and a great grandfather who showed us how to love and honor Him!

We would like to specially thank Dr. Kevin Scher who was always encouraging throughout his treatment. He helped stabilized Bart‘s critical condition to remission for almost 4 years, so that he had the quality of life to continue worshiping the lord and be with family and friends.

We are also thankful for Bart‘s sister, Priscilla, Niece, May and her son Romar, Evan, Waiman, and Jaime and all his lovely kids and family who were close and near providing much needed help and support during the last weeks of his life.