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To the great grief and sadness of all who knew and loved her, Rebecca Dipasupil Palmares left this life on July 27, 2020. She was 73 years old and died in her Chula Vista home, with family around her to say their goodbyes. She handled her departure from this world just as she handled her journey in life: with grace and humor and calm.
Here are some things to know about Rebecca Palmares:
She was born on February 9, 1947, in Batangas, Philippines the youngest daughter and the fifth of seven children.
She earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from La Concordia College and devoted her entire adult life to easing the pain and suffering of others. Her last position prior to retirement was as Nurse Supervisor in the Intensive Care Unit of Kindred Hospital, San Diego, California.
While she was attending nursing school she would tell her siblings and parents all about what she learned that day, using medical terminology and describing procedures that either went right over everyone’s heads or bored them to tears, but she was so enthusiastic everyone would become just as excited as her.
She was the quiet and pragmatic sibling who was a bit of a science geek and scholar. She was modest and reserved, but had a terrific sense of humor and an infectious girlish giggle that she never lost, even in her later years. Yet her most enduring trait was her concern and caring towards others, hence her career in nursing. When she herself was recovering from breast cancer 10 years ago her first thought was of others; never herself.
Nobody has ever heard Rebecca say a single bad word about anyone, her entire life. Her siblings can recall only one single instance in all 73 years of her life, in which she lost her cool, and it was because she wanted to attend Midnight Mass one Christmas Eve and couldn't find a ride.
She met her future husband, Ramon, while attending a friend’s party in Washington, D.C. At first they seemed like an odd couple because he was a rough and tumble navy man and she was a cerebral, sedate, proper girl. Her sense of fun and steady nature — not to mention her beauty — surely won him over. They married in 1973 in Washington D.C., then settled in Norfolk Virginia, and later San Diego, California. Rebecca and Ramon raised two children, a son, Raymond, born in 1974 and a daughter, Emmie, born in 1980. Rebecca’s children and grandchildren adoredher.
Rebecca was a devoted sister, calling her two sisters every day without fail, playing mahjong with her siblings every week, and visiting her older sister, Rosalinda, every day when she was sick in the hospital.
Rebecca was organized, meticulous, and mentally strong. She was not afraid of death, and right up until the morning she died, she showed her mischievous side, writing on a white board that she wanted a manicure and a McDonald’s milk shake. She got both her wishes granted, with smiles and tears.
Rebecca was able say goodbye and to hear her loved ones tell her they loved her — those in San Diego and Texas who could be with her physically, and others in New York and New Jersey and other places, through FaceTime. Unable to speak in her last days, she wrote on her white board, “I love you” and drew a big heart, showing it to her FaceTime family, via her mobile phone. To her last breath, she didn’t want others to feel sad.
Rebecca is predeceased by her parents, Raymundo and Emeteria Dipasupil, and her beloved brothers Reynaldo Dipasupil, and Redempto Dipasupil. She leaves behind her loving husband Ramon, her son Raymond and his wife Lori, daughter Emmie, and four grandchildren, Ryan, Russell, Ava, and Anthony. She also leaves behind her siblings Raymundo Dipasupil, Rosalinda (De Leon), Rizalina (Ecdao), Roderico and a host of nieces, nephews and their children. We were blessed to have her. Now she is with God and the angels, where she clearly fits right in. 💔
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