He is survived by his wife Cholita, his children Maria (Jeannie), Eric (Airine), Gen, and Jessica, and his four grandchildren Cairo, Reilyn, Kealani, and Isla Bella.
Agapito was born on March 16, 1937 in Manilla, Philippines, where he lived for a number of years before moving to Vancouver in 1967. His wife and three children followed soon after in 1970, and in 1971 his youngest child was born. He worked at Uni-Select in automotive parts sales before retiring in April of 2002. Although he took a few odd jobs every now and then, he was still able to fully relish in his retirement for 18 years.
Agapito enjoyed watching sports, a few of his favourite teams being Golden State Warriors, the Vancouver Canucks and Seattle Seahawks. He was passionate about fishing and took every chance he could to go enjoy himself by the water. Family was a huge part of his life, his devotion and love apparent through the numerous celebrations and dinners where he brought everyone together. He is loved and adored by many, having significantly touched many lives, and will be greatly missed.
On October 30th, a private family service will be held at Oceanview Cemetery at 1:30pm by invitation due to COVID, followed by an internment at 2:45pm at Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to the B.C. Cancer and B.C. Kidney foundations.
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