Benjamin Belmonte Banaag

Born April 26, 1932 - Parents Pastor & Rosario Banaag

Died March 24, 2017

Siblings - Zeny Mupas Letty - deceased, Letty - deceased

Letty Banaag Leny - deceased

Ernie Banaag

Leni Puen

Education

Elementary - Quezon Provincial Elementary in Iyam, Lucena City

High School - Luzonian Colleges in Lucena

Philippine Union College in Baesa

College - Philippine Union College

Graduated 1954 BS PreMed.

Class President

Post Graduate - Far Eastern University

Doctor of Medicine 1959

Residency - Manila Sanitarium n Hospital 1959 -1962

Internal Medicine

- Glendale Adventist Medical Center 1965 -1969

Internal Medicine, sub specialty in Cardiology

Work - Private practice in his own clinic at Lipa City, Batangas, Philippines 1962 - 1965

Private practice in Simi Valley, CA 1969 - til his retirement 2005

Married - Luz Santo Domingo in April 10, 1960 (Died Sept. 24, 2010)

Children - Noreen Gay

Shirley Beth - Darwin Weis (Husband)

Grandchild - Kami Davis, Nathan Davis (Husband)

Great Grandchild - Carter

Chester Roy - Gemma Rama-Banaag (Wife)

Grandchild - Ryan Banaag, Riley Banaag

Dennis Ronnie - Brenda Kinman (Wife)

Grandchild - Brandon Banaag, Travis Banaag, Chloe Banaag

Glenn Neil

Remarried - Lita Gonzales in December 2011

Things He Loves to Do

Bowling, Badminton, Ping-pong, Tennis, Golf and Chess

Loves giving sermons, telling stories and telling jokes

Loves initiating family reunions in travels

Loves promoting mission projects and evangelism

Spearheaded PEP (Partnership for Evangelism of the Philippines) in 1986. PEP sent well over 30 Evangelists to the Philippines who Baptized over 250,000 Precious Souls and counting.

After retiring from his Medical Practice, he moved to the Yucaipa, CA. He enjoyed attending Loma Linda University Church and Loma Linda Tagalog Church, and surrounding churches. He enjoyed worshipping and fellowshipping with brethren.

Physically, he endured the weakness of his heart. He underwent angioplasties, stents and bypasses. His congestive heart failure contributed to cirrhosis of the liver and eventual kidney failure, of which he had only one congenital kidney.

His last days were filled with challenges, some of which he shared with me, most of which he bore stoically in silence, because he trusted in God.

He trusted in the promise found in Romans 8:28, and then rested in peace in the arms of Jesus.