R.I.P. Ma'am Emma, our nanay

Nanay, we fondly called her. Ma'am Emma was a co-teacher from 2002 to 2006. She transferred to another school for some reasons. I would always remember her to be a person I always talked with. At the time she was in school, I was next to her table and so we always share our thoughts. When she left the school, we gave her despidida party. We offered her songs and I thought she departed from the school with a peaceful heart.

Last Nov. 2, I received a message informing that she died of heart attack. I was shocked as everyone was. We visited her wake by the next day. I saw her picture that was placed at the glass of her coffin - she was the nanay Emma that I used to know: a jolly, carefree person.

I think it's already a "job well done" for her as a teacher. She would be truly missed.