BIRTHDAY. Dr. Erlinda De los Reyes during her 85th birthday celebration at Seda Capitol Central, Bacolod City*
Dr. Erlinda De los Reyes marked her 85th birthday at Seda Capitol Central, Bacolod City on August 12 with family, relatives, friends and colleagues in the medical profession, in a grand celebration with the theme “Fabulous @ 85.”
Erlinda’s closest friends, Dr. Hester Villanueva, Dr. Cecilia Salvador, and Dr. Bella Benedicto, in their tributes, shared some trivia about the celebrator, who was considered the “Elizabeth Taylor” of her time, and how she met her late husband Dr. Telesforo Javellana De los Reyes, as well as her many achievements.
The celebrant is an anesthesiologist and the oldest child of the late Antonio Gelvezon, former mayor of Guimbal, Iloilo, and the late Isabel Encanto Gelvezon.
Her grandson, Adrian De Los Reyes, described her as a type A personality, an eager beaver, and workaholic, while her daughter, Dr. Antonia Cruz says she is a fighter, is fierce, persistent and insistent, and stands her ground most of the time. But despite her character, their mother has a soft and golden heart for the less fortunate, underprivileged, the abandoned, with whom she has shared her services, she said.
Dr. Antonia Erlinda De Los Reyes-Cruz, Dr. Erlinda De Los Reyes, Rhia Rose (l-r, seated), Brian John Cruz, Rodulfo Victor Cruz, Adrian De Los Reyes, and retired Army Col. Isabelo De Los Reyes (l-r, standing)*
Dr. Cecilia Salvador, Dr. Erlinda De Los Reyes, Dr. Bella Benedicto (l-r, seated), Justita Montelibano, Dr. Suzette Elegado, Dr. Rycel Hinolan, Dr. Tony Hinolan, Dr. Rolando Lee, Dr. Michael Salvador, Mylene Salvador, Dr. Hester Villanueva, and Dr. Melanie Gorosin (l-r, standing)*
Atty. Gina Mirano-Jesena, Mylene Abada-Gonzaga, Dr. Erlinda De Los Reyes, Margot Varela-Lopez, Dr. Antonia De Los Reyes-Cruz, Angel De Venecia (l-r, front row), Tina Montinola-Monfort, Melanie Agabon, Grace Ocampo, Richelle Hilado, Manuela Yulo, Tata Ramos, and Marisa Gatuslao-Infante (l-r, standing)*
Dr. Lourdes Javellana-Paras, Dr. Erlinda De Los Reyes, Erlinda Javellana- Regalado (l-r, seated), Alex Paras, Marj Masankay, Marjotin Javellana, Maylene Javellana, Bago City Councilor Robert Javellana, Totong Regalado, Bago City Councilor Mayette Javellana-Yao, and Quino Yao (l-r, standing)*
Officers of the Canlaon Medical Society who rendered a special dance number: Drs. Maria Suyen-Magallanes, Pauline Tan-Ngo, Mythel Mogul, Francisco Malleza Jr., Eric Saratan, Riza Mimosa Parcon, Helen Campos, Wendy Evidente, Glynis Caduhada, and John Dominic Trinidad (l-r)*
Adrian Delos Reyes added that his grandmother has earned and garnered multiple amounts of prestigious awards for so many years from the medical societies and multiple community based programs and civic charitable/church services where she served the underserved of their local community, and continues to do so.
Also present during the celebration were the celebrant’s son, retired Army Col. Isabelo De los Reyes, Rhia Rose, Rodulfo Victor Cruz and Brian John Cruz.*
Dr. Lucia Iledan*
The birthday celebrant’s closest friends giving their tribute speech – Dr. Hester Villanueva, Dr. Cecilia Salvador, and Dr. Bella Benedicto (left to right)*
