Alexander Guerrero Quintos

Alexander Guerrero Quintos was born to Colonel Quirico Mesias Quintos and Rosalita Guerrero Quintos on April 18, 1965 in Quezon City, Philippines. Alexander, fondly called by his parents as Alexander the Great, and by his family and friends as Alex, was the youngest brother among ten children. He grew up in a large household and tight knit family where he learned the values of family and discipline.

When he was sixteen years old, he, together with some of his siblings, reunited with their parents who migrated to the United States a couple of years ahead. Alex went to El Camino High School in Oceanside, CA. He wanted to follow in his father’s footsteps and join the military, but a knee condition prevented him from fulfilling his dream. He worked in a few companies before he landed a job with the United States Postal Services.

Alex was a hardworking individual who put his heart and soul to whatever he did. He was a very simple man, not wanting anything for himself, but always generous with his time, effort and resources to others. These traits were passed on to his nephews and nieces by example. Having no children of his own, his nephews and nieces tried to fill his longing to have one.

After a long battle with cancer, Alex passed away on September 24, 2016, with his loving wife and family members by his bedside.

Alex is survived by his wife Mariafe Origines Quintos and his mother Rosalita Guerrero Quintos; siblings Rolando Guerrero Quintos, Estela Quintos Salvador, Daniel Guerrero Quintos, Sylvia Quintos Resurreccion, Jose Guerrero Quintos, Gilbert Guerrero Quintos, Wilma Quintos Aguinaldo, Cecilia Quintos Castillo, Marissa Quintos Doszkocs and their spouses; and his nephews and nieces and their families; and all his loved ones and friends.

And when great souls die,

…after a period peace blooms,

slowly and always

irregularly. Spaces fill

with a kind of

soothing electric vibration.

Our senses, restored, never

to be the same, whisper to us.

They existed. They existed.

We can be. Be and be

better. For they existed.

by Maya Angelou (from the poem When Great Trees Fall)