Eliseo Manalad Liwag was born in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija, Philippines on June 14, 1948. He was the eldest of four children of Ricardo Cunanan Liwag, a Manila Police Officer, and his wife Angela Franco Manalad, a government employee.
Ely, as he was fondly called by his friends, graduated from elementary at Cabiao Elementary School in Nueva Ecija. He and his siblings transferred to Manila where he graduated from Mapa High School. He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Banking and Finance at Jose Rizal College in Mandaluyong City, Philippines. Right after graduating from college he was employed as a government employee at National Center for Mental Health also in Mandaluyong City. He met his wife Consuelo Floresca Delgado, a Registered Nurse, at the same hospital. They got married in Manila in 1974 and settled in Mandaluyong City where they raised their children Marie Clare and James Randy.
In 1978 his wife Consuelo was granted a working visa and worked as an RN at Kansas City College of Osteopathic Medicine in Missouri. After five years, his wife was finally granted a permanent resident visa in Texas. In 1984 Ely and their kids migrated to the US and joined his wife in Texas. Ely worked at Exxon Company for more than four years, and later transferred to Alcon Laboratories where he retired after 15 years of service. He served as a Eucharistic Minister at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church for 10 years during the Pastorship of the late Rev. Fr. Kevin Thissen.
A sports enthusiast, he enjoyed watching basketball, football, and horse racing. He enjoyed playing with his grandchildren, and he enjoyed cracking jokes with them. He took videos of them in any situation even if they were only eating ice cream, dancing, or playing basketball. He watched all the videos of his grandson Aidan Tate's basketball games in school. He taught his grandson Lionel how to play chess. He loved recording his youngest grandson Connor as he danced. An avid fan of the Beatles, Elvis Presley, Mat Monro, and Tom Jones, he enjoyed singing karaoke songs of these artists with his family and friends.
Eliseo passed in his sleep after a long illness on Thursday, May 19, 2022. He was predeceased by his youngest brother, Victorino Manalad Liwag. He is survived by his wife, Consuelo; his daughter, Marie Clare Liwag-Brogdon and her husband Bobby Joe Brogdon; his son, James Randy Liwag and his wife Susan Phetmisy-Liwag; his grandchildren, Aidan Tate Brogdon, Connor Brooks Brogdon, Lionel James Liwag and Cassandra Nicole Phetmisy; his sisters, Teresita Liwag Maniaol and Rosalinda Liwag; his sister-in-law, Leticia Delgado Tebia and family; his brother-in-law, Melchor Floresca Delgado; his only niece, Eunice Maniaol Anderson and her husband Paul; his nephews, Eng. Ronald Liwag Tubig and family, Arch. Romuel Liwag Tubig and family, Eng. Eric Liwag Tubig and family, Michael Liwag Maniaol and family, Ceferino Liwag Maniaol, Jr. and family, Nelson Liwag Maniaol and his wife Wendy, Arch. Oliver Liwag and family, Raymond Liwag and family and dozens of cousins, grandnephews, and grandnieces.
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