EUDOCIA PULIDO
Mar. 1, 1925 - Nov. 7, 2011
EDMONDS, WA - Everyone knew her as Lola, which means grandmother in Tagalog. She passed away on November 7th, 2011. Her full name was Eudocia Tomas Pulido. She was born to Hilario and Fermina Pulido on the outskirts of a small village (Mayantoc) in Central Luzon in the Philippines and was the third of six children. She died of a heart attack in Edmonds, Washington surrounded by her loved ones, leaving a huge void in all the lives of those she touched, and there were many.
Lola attended only a few years of school. She eventually taught herself to read by studying the newspaper every day. In her 86 years of life, Lola traveled an immense distance, crossing the Pacific but also crossing expanses of time and culture and consciousness.
Despite having interested suitors in her early years in the Philippines, she never married. Lola would live a different kind of love story, one marked by a devotion so rare that even those closest to her struggle to comprehend it. At age 18, Lola came to take care of a 12-year-old girl named Leticia Asuncion. Lola immigrated to the United States with Leticia, her husband and young children in 1964, where she cared for and raised two generations of our family living in Washington, Hawaii, New York and Salem, Oregon where she lived for 24 years. Lola stayed with Leticia for 56 years, never leaving her side until Leticia's death in 1999.
While living in Salem, Lola took a job at Norpac Foods plant #7and worked there for several years. When she wasn't working, Lola enjoyed watching the Food Network and Filipino channels. She also loved watching movies, particularly slapstick comedies or movies about animals. She was an avid football fan and the Seattle Seahawks was her favorite team. Lola loved to garden and could make anything grow. Word search puzzles was another pastime she enjoyed. One of her greatest joys and gifts was cooking. Lola collected dozens of recipes over the years but she never used them. She always cooked by instinct and memory and her dishes were always perfection.
In the last decade of her life, she received $600 a month in Social Security and sent more than half of what she received to relatives in the Philippines. Although Lola attended numerous catholic churches throughout her life, she was not a religious person yet she had the innocence of a child, lived simply and never felt entitled to anything. She was one of the most peaceful people you'd ever meet. Lola would have turned 87 today. Happy Birthday Lola. We love and miss you immensely and you will always live in our hearts.
Lola is survived by one brother, Crispin Pulido, and two sisters, Juliana Candelario and Gregoria Tomas - all in the Philippines. She is also survived by seven of the eight children she raised: Art Tizon, Edmonds; Alex Tizon, Edmonds; Albert Tizon, Philadelphia, PA; Leticia Tizon-Quillen, Edmonds; Maria Silbernagel, Salem, OR; Dylan Tizon and Maya Tizon, both of Edmonds.
Published in StatesmanJournal on March 1, 2012
Mar. 1, 1925 - Nov. 7, 2011
EDMONDS, WA - Everyone knew her as Lola, which means grandmother in Tagalog. She passed away on November 7th, 2011. Her full name was Eudocia Tomas Pulido. She was born to Hilario and Fermina Pulido on the outskirts of a small village (Mayantoc) in Central Luzon in the Philippines and was the third of six children. She died of a heart attack in Edmonds, Washington surrounded by her loved ones, leaving a huge void in all the lives of those she touched, and there were many.
Lola attended only a few years of school. She eventually taught herself to read by studying the newspaper every day. In her 86 years of life, Lola traveled an immense distance, crossing the Pacific but also crossing expanses of time and culture and consciousness.
Despite having interested suitors in her early years in the Philippines, she never married. Lola would live a different kind of love story, one marked by a devotion so rare that even those closest to her struggle to comprehend it. At age 18, Lola came to take care of a 12-year-old girl named Leticia Asuncion. Lola immigrated to the United States with Leticia, her husband and young children in 1964, where she cared for and raised two generations of our family living in Washington, Hawaii, New York and Salem, Oregon where she lived for 24 years. Lola stayed with Leticia for 56 years, never leaving her side until Leticia's death in 1999.
While living in Salem, Lola took a job at Norpac Foods plant #7and worked there for several years. When she wasn't working, Lola enjoyed watching the Food Network and Filipino channels. She also loved watching movies, particularly slapstick comedies or movies about animals. She was an avid football fan and the Seattle Seahawks was her favorite team. Lola loved to garden and could make anything grow. Word search puzzles was another pastime she enjoyed. One of her greatest joys and gifts was cooking. Lola collected dozens of recipes over the years but she never used them. She always cooked by instinct and memory and her dishes were always perfection.
In the last decade of her life, she received $600 a month in Social Security and sent more than half of what she received to relatives in the Philippines. Although Lola attended numerous catholic churches throughout her life, she was not a religious person yet she had the innocence of a child, lived simply and never felt entitled to anything. She was one of the most peaceful people you'd ever meet. Lola would have turned 87 today. Happy Birthday Lola. We love and miss you immensely and you will always live in our hearts.
Lola is survived by one brother, Crispin Pulido, and two sisters, Juliana Candelario and Gregoria Tomas - all in the Philippines. She is also survived by seven of the eight children she raised: Art Tizon, Edmonds; Alex Tizon, Edmonds; Albert Tizon, Philadelphia, PA; Leticia Tizon-Quillen, Edmonds; Maria Silbernagel, Salem, OR; Dylan Tizon and Maya Tizon, both of Edmonds.
Published in StatesmanJournal on March 1, 2012
EUDOCIA PULIDO
Mar. 1, 1925 - Nov. 7, 2011
EDMONDS, WA - Everyone knew her as Lola, which means grandmother in Tagalog. She passed away on November 7th, 2011. Her full name was Eudocia Tomas Pulido. She was born to Hilario and Fermina Pulido on the outskirts of a small village (Mayantoc) in Central Luzon in the Philippines and was the third of six children. She died of a heart attack in Edmonds, Washington surrounded by her loved ones, leaving a huge void in all the lives of those she touched, and there were many.
Lola attended only a few years of school. She eventually taught herself to read by studying the newspaper every day. In her 86 years of life, Lola traveled an immense distance, crossing the Pacific but also crossing expanses of time and culture and consciousness.
Despite having interested suitors in her early years in the Philippines, she never married. Lola would live a different kind of love story, one marked by a devotion so rare that even those closest to her struggle to comprehend it. At age 18, Lola came to take care of a 12-year-old girl named Leticia Asuncion. Lola immigrated to the United States with Leticia, her husband and young children in 1964, where she cared for and raised two generations of our family living in Washington, Hawaii, New York and Salem, Oregon where she lived for 24 years. Lola stayed with Leticia for 56 years, never leaving her side until Leticia's death in 1999.
While living in Salem, Lola took a job at Norpac Foods plant #7and worked there for several years. When she wasn't working, Lola enjoyed watching the Food Network and Filipino channels. She also loved watching movies, particularly slapstick comedies or movies about animals. She was an avid football fan and the Seattle Seahawks was her favorite team. Lola loved to garden and could make anything grow. Word search puzzles was another pastime she enjoyed. One of her greatest joys and gifts was cooking. Lola collected dozens of recipes over the years but she never used them. She always cooked by instinct and memory and her dishes were always perfection.
In the last decade of her life, she received $600 a month in Social Security and sent more than half of what she received to relatives in the Philippines. Although Lola attended numerous catholic churches throughout her life, she was not a religious person yet she had the innocence of a child, lived simply and never felt entitled to anything. She was one of the most peaceful people you'd ever meet. Lola would have turned 87 today. Happy Birthday Lola. We love and miss you immensely and you will always live in our hearts.
Lola is survived by one brother, Crispin Pulido, and two sisters, Juliana Candelario and Gregoria Tomas - all in the Philippines. She is also survived by seven of the eight children she raised: Art Tizon, Edmonds; Alex Tizon, Edmonds; Albert Tizon, Philadelphia, PA; Leticia Tizon-Quillen, Edmonds; Maria Silbernagel, Salem, OR; Dylan Tizon and Maya Tizon, both of Edmonds.
Published in StatesmanJournal on March 1, 2012
Mar. 1, 1925 - Nov. 7, 2011
EDMONDS, WA - Everyone knew her as Lola, which means grandmother in Tagalog. She passed away on November 7th, 2011. Her full name was Eudocia Tomas Pulido. She was born to Hilario and Fermina Pulido on the outskirts of a small village (Mayantoc) in Central Luzon in the Philippines and was the third of six children. She died of a heart attack in Edmonds, Washington surrounded by her loved ones, leaving a huge void in all the lives of those she touched, and there were many.
Lola attended only a few years of school. She eventually taught herself to read by studying the newspaper every day. In her 86 years of life, Lola traveled an immense distance, crossing the Pacific but also crossing expanses of time and culture and consciousness.
Despite having interested suitors in her early years in the Philippines, she never married. Lola would live a different kind of love story, one marked by a devotion so rare that even those closest to her struggle to comprehend it. At age 18, Lola came to take care of a 12-year-old girl named Leticia Asuncion. Lola immigrated to the United States with Leticia, her husband and young children in 1964, where she cared for and raised two generations of our family living in Washington, Hawaii, New York and Salem, Oregon where she lived for 24 years. Lola stayed with Leticia for 56 years, never leaving her side until Leticia's death in 1999.
While living in Salem, Lola took a job at Norpac Foods plant #7and worked there for several years. When she wasn't working, Lola enjoyed watching the Food Network and Filipino channels. She also loved watching movies, particularly slapstick comedies or movies about animals. She was an avid football fan and the Seattle Seahawks was her favorite team. Lola loved to garden and could make anything grow. Word search puzzles was another pastime she enjoyed. One of her greatest joys and gifts was cooking. Lola collected dozens of recipes over the years but she never used them. She always cooked by instinct and memory and her dishes were always perfection.
In the last decade of her life, she received $600 a month in Social Security and sent more than half of what she received to relatives in the Philippines. Although Lola attended numerous catholic churches throughout her life, she was not a religious person yet she had the innocence of a child, lived simply and never felt entitled to anything. She was one of the most peaceful people you'd ever meet. Lola would have turned 87 today. Happy Birthday Lola. We love and miss you immensely and you will always live in our hearts.
Lola is survived by one brother, Crispin Pulido, and two sisters, Juliana Candelario and Gregoria Tomas - all in the Philippines. She is also survived by seven of the eight children she raised: Art Tizon, Edmonds; Alex Tizon, Edmonds; Albert Tizon, Philadelphia, PA; Leticia Tizon-Quillen, Edmonds; Maria Silbernagel, Salem, OR; Dylan Tizon and Maya Tizon, both of Edmonds.
Published in StatesmanJournal on March 1, 2012
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