Sunshine Committee

A dear friend passed away, causing many to shed tears. Victoria Manguerra Montilla was such a loving and gentle person, she will always be in our hearts. An acquaintance wrote a nostalgic piece for her; this we want to share with readers.

“While her partner basked in the limelight of the glitz and glamor of public relations, being the proverbial social butterfly whose day is often filled with functions that hug the pages of major broadsheets this side of tinseltown, she chose to find solace in the background with her meek demeanor depicting a fair lady of substance whose strength emanates from the pureness of heart she naturally possessed through the many charitable causes she immersed herself in without fanfare nor pomp, traits that endeared her to the people whose lives she touched.

“Often, women share equal billing with the men in their lives. She dared to be different. She became the sunshine whose all encompassing radiance lit up Rotary in the year her partner led Asia’s First Rotary Club with the grace of a queen who preferred to linger with the community than showcase her regal stature among royalties without sacrificing her support for the man she showered with love.

“And now, as you rest in eternal bliss, Vicky, we nostalgically remember that smile of a lady who truly manifested Service Above Self in all its splendor as God welcomes you into the paradise of His abode. Rest well, fair lady as your sojourn in humility has now become a legacy we can genuinely reminisce, not with the grief of a loss, but, with celebration for a life well-lived.”