Florentino Paas Serquina

Chesapeake, VA Florentino "Tinong" Paas Serquina, age 87, passed away November 11, 2010 at his residence. He was born October 17, 1923 in San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines. Tinong received his Bachelors of Science in Education and majored in Agriculture at Far Eastern University, Philippines. He was a teacher at Villa Verde High School, Dagupan City High School, and Tayug National High School, and retired after 35 years of serving his students. Tinong was a member of Resurrection United Methodist Church. He was a very loving family man, and had a passion for nature and plants.

He is predeceased by his parents Urbano and Marcela Paas Serquina; his wife Teodora Rudio Serquina; his son Romulo Serquina; and his daughter Rebecca Serquina. He is survived by a daughter, Dr. Laarni S. Bibay and her husband Romulo Agustin Bibay of Chesapeake; son Noel Rudio Serquina and his wife Maribeth of Chesapeake; eight grandchildren, Christian Blake Bibay, Bobby Rolan Bibay, Jasmine Adeline Bibay, Beverly B. Serquina, Mark Neil B. Serquina, Lei Lany B. Serquina, Abegail Noemay B. Serquina, Brent Nieman B. Serquina; and three great-grandchildren Louise Bennet, Luke Brennan, and Naoimi Laine.

A visitation will be held Monday, November 15, from 6pm to 9pm at Woodlawn Funeral Home, 6329 E. Virginia Beach Blvd. Norfolk. The service will be held Tuesday, at 11am at Resurrection United Methodist Church 1322 Centerville Turnpike, Chesapeake by Rev. Angelito Samson.