ENRIQUE ANGELES BARRERA ( "TING") WAS BORN ON AUGUST 27, 1928 IN MANILA, PHILIPPINES. HE WAS THE ELDEST CHILD OF JESUS GRACIANO BARRERA AND MERCEDES ISAAC ANGELES. HIS SIBLINGS ARE SERGIO, OSCAR AND ANGELINA WHO ALL RESIDE IN THAT COUNTRY. HE FIRST ATTENDED SCHOOL AT THE ATENEO DE MANILA, A JESUIT SCHOOL. THEN HE SUCCESSFULLY PURSUED HIS LAW DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES.
ON NOVEMBER 26, 1952 HE MARRIED OUR MOTHER, FILOMENA OCAMPO BARRERA ("MIMI"). OUT OF THAT MARRIAGE CAME SEVEN CHILDREN, MYSELF AS THE ELDEST, FOLLOWED BY CARLO (OR RALI), LILIANNA (LIA), MARGHERITA (MAIA), ALEXANDRA (AISSA), KATHERINA (KARIN) AND MARCO ANTON (ANTON).
TING WORKED AS A MARKETING AND ACCOUNT MANAGER FOR CALTEX PHILIPPINES INCORPORATED, AN AMERICAN BASED OIL COMPANY, FOR MANY YEARS, WHILE MANAGING THE FAMILY'S REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS. UPONE RETIREMENT, HE WENT ON TO SET UP AN INTERNATIONAL TRADING COMPANY.
IN 1972, TING AND MIMI DECIDED TO MAKE A MOVE TO RELOCATE TO CANADA. SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE REST OF THE FAMILY FOLLOWED.
DURING HIS LIFE, HE FULFILLED A LIFE LONG DREAM OF PROVIDING HIS FAMILY WITH A FUTURE FILLED WITH INTERNATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES.
HE WILL ALWAYS BE REMEMBERED AS A BEACON OF LIGHT FOR ALL OF US.
