SPCP ( St. Paul College Pasig ) Batch ’87 sponsored a mass last Feb. 16 at 6 pm at Santuario de San Jose for our batchmate and beloved friend, Chelo.
Chelo was my classmate in gradeschool and then we were together again in Ateneo for college as batchmates.
I remember that Chelo was one of my classmates who I looked up to- I always wanted to sit beside her because she was smart, she drew well and had nice handwriting which i tried to copy. 🙂 I would always go to her for advice. Chelo’s last email to me which I kept because it meant so much to me:
At 08:50 PM 8/13/2007 -0700, Consuelo Zamora wrote:
Dearest Rica,
I can’t tell you how much your restaurant reviews and family pictures have helped me. Being sick is tough but it’s also so BORING. It’s good to see what’s happening out there and you’ve become my tour guide for when I can actually go. Thank you so much! 🙂 Chelo
PS: I live near Apartment 1B and I went to have Eggs Benedict (my favorite) and it was really good!
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Chelo will always have a special place in my 
and in the s of many.
As Father so beautifully said, God’s gift to us is our life, and later on – at a time and day that we do not know, we will all have to give back our life to Him as our gift to Him. We are happy Chelo is with Him in a better place.
website of Chelo: http://caringbridge.org/visit/ chelozamora
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I wish to offer my sympathy for you during this very difficult time. I’m so sorry.
We keep Her in our thoughts and prayers!
Reading that email. That’s tough. So sorry about her loss.
i don’t know her , but i do know her mom, she is one of your tita NEdy’s best friends. my sincerest condolences to the family of Rose Zamora.
I will always remember Chelo of her selflessness, patience and kindness. She always was there to help and encourage. She was the artist I dreamed to be, and with the perfect handwriting I used to envy. She was witty, and always smiling. I’ll never forget her and will always miss her….
im a friend of chelo from loyola and law school. shes wacko and thats how we get along. but what i really miss are the times when we’d have crying spells. i dont recall exactly what we would cry about, but we’d just lock ourselves up in a room, her room, or some other room, and have these weeping sessions. when we were younger, it was pure angst. past lawschool, it mustve been pms. theres one crying fest that stands out, though. we are at montemar. the rest of her colleagues from the law firm are at a campfire. in the room we share, we are inching into another crying marathon. with our eyes starting to cloud with tears, chelo pauses. i forget which year this is, but certainly long before votives and scented candles are in vogue. chelo lights a few of them. the ambience now perfect for our weeping session. a class act truly her own. i miss you chelo so very much. theres a pain in my gut that hasnt gone away. we’re built like a mother and child. and when we cry, your embrace always consoles me. tonight i weep at the thought that when my son learns to break my heart, i will not have your embrace to console me. i love you my dearest, sweetest chelo.
I have known Chelo as one of the brightest students in our batch. She really was not a close friend of mine but seeing her around with her other friends sure is a sign that she is friendly.I feel sad about what happened to her and I surely will remember her as a good student of St. Paul College-Pasig.My heartfelt condolences.
To the family of Conseulo Zamora
I am a Nursing student at MD Anderson and I cared for Consuelo a few times. She made such an impact on me, I truly enjoyed caring for her. She and I bonded over our love for abstract art. I know that she made a difference in the way that I care for patients and for that I thank her. Please know that my thoughts and prayers are with your family.
Darci Russell