Mark Vincent Gan, born 1979, died 2009. He was 30 years old.
I can't recall how Mark and I really got to know each other but we had a lot of common friends. He was close to my college friends and my cousins and would occassionally run in to him from time to time.
He and his family came over to Roxas a few years ago to hold a special service in our church. Since then we would text more often and update each other on just about anything we could think of at the moment. I would be cooking something and telling him about it and he would proudly talk about his blueberry cheesecake.
He would talk about his days as a medical student, then his duties until he was about to take the board exam. Can't recall if that was about the last time we texted or was it last year when he updated me on an ex boyfriend's wedding (they were friends, too).
All in all, everybody agrees that he was a great guy. A genuine good guy who will be greatly missed. Gone too soon. It shocked me when we found out last Dec 8. Almost like it was happening to somebody else and it doesn't hit you directly for a while because the concept is just too far fetched.
He was laid to rest today. I know he had faith and he knew who his Lord and Saviour is. Though we are sad, he is where he belongs. Where he will always be loved and at peace. He could have made a great doctor.
I can't recall how Mark and I really got to know each other but we had a lot of common friends. He was close to my college friends and my cousins and would occassionally run in to him from time to time.
He and his family came over to Roxas a few years ago to hold a special service in our church. Since then we would text more often and update each other on just about anything we could think of at the moment. I would be cooking something and telling him about it and he would proudly talk about his blueberry cheesecake.
He would talk about his days as a medical student, then his duties until he was about to take the board exam. Can't recall if that was about the last time we texted or was it last year when he updated me on an ex boyfriend's wedding (they were friends, too).
All in all, everybody agrees that he was a great guy. A genuine good guy who will be greatly missed. Gone too soon. It shocked me when we found out last Dec 8. Almost like it was happening to somebody else and it doesn't hit you directly for a while because the concept is just too far fetched.
He was laid to rest today. I know he had faith and he knew who his Lord and Saviour is. Though we are sad, he is where he belongs. Where he will always be loved and at peace. He could have made a great doctor.
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