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| Jong, big brother to many, died of cardiac arrest on June 18 |
Family and friends of the late Filipino community leader Jonathan “Jong” Inocencio will have a chance to pay last respects to him on Sunday, July 9, at International Funeral Parlor in Hung Hom.
Inocencio, who
was known to many in the community as an events organizer and artist, died of
cardiac arrest on June 18, Father’s Day. He was 52.
His son, Ian
Christian, said his father was having dinner with his partner, Jingle, along
with two friends, when he had a seizure and collapsed. He was taken to Queen
Mary Hospital where he was declared dead.
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“I love you dad
… No more pain, no more sufferings. Thank you for everything you have done for
the family,” Christian said in a Facebook a few hours after his father passed
on.
“You have fought
many battles in your life, yet you remained strong for us. You were a fighter,
most of all, a loving father to us…”
Christian
recalled how Jong, who was previously confined to a wheelchair and was heavyset,
took lots of medicines and exercised so he would lose weight and become
healthier.
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The effort paid
off, as Jong managed to bounce back and resume organizing events, with the last
one being a two-day fundraiser in November last year for St Joseph’s Church in
Central, which was in the midst of restoration work.
But not a lot of
people knew that while he struggled to regain his footing in the field he loved
the most, Jong continued to battle several ailments, including a chronic kidney
disease that required him to undergo dialysis three times a week.
“Thank you for
always fighting thru it all,” said Christian in his tribute.
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| Jong was a loving father to his son, Christian |
In his heyday,
Jong was known as the organizer of nearly every big event in the community,
from the Philippine Independence Day Ball organized by the Philippine
Association of Hong Kong, to the next day’s community celebration on Chater
Road.
He also did events
for the two biggest TV stations in the Philippines, GMA-7 and ABS-CBN, and for
a while, even became the latter’s events coordinator and technical point person
in Hong Kong.
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Jong was,
however, not just the director who ordered people around and spent all his time
checking out the sounds and visuals of every production he took charge of. He
was also known as the ever jolly, ever friendly, big brother to many in the
community, including the Filipino migrant workers he often hung out with.
Maria Cristina
Carmen Vitug, who started an online fundraiser for Jong’s funeral, said of him:
“The lives he’s touched with his kindness and humanity is countless and the
memories of a happy, helpful and compassionate gentle giant that he is will
live on in our hearts.”
“He is loved by
everyone he met with his generous big-hearted spirit. Jong was known as a hard
worker and most of all, he was a devoted father to his son.”
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Vitug said Jong’s
ailments took a toll not just on his body, but also on his finances. Thus, she
started the fund raiser to help Jong’s family manage “the mounting burial bills
that they will be facing before he is finally laid to rest.”
The crowdfunding
campaign can be found here: https://gogetfunding.com/jongs-funeral-costs/
Those who wish
to pay their final respects can do so on the 3rd floor of Tsz Yan
Hall of the International Funeral Parlor
on Sunday, between 4 and 11 pm; and the next day, Monday, from 7am to 10 am.
For any
inquiries, please call Christian at 68494582 or email cinocencio28@gmail.com
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