Indiana Memorial

Phillip E. Delgado

Indiana Memorial

Catholic Funeral Communion Mass:

Sunday, October 25, 2009

***NEW TIME 1:30PM

St Maria Goretti Church

500 Northgate Dr

Dyer, IN 46311-1199

(219) 865-8956

St Maria Goretti Link

Reception:

......Following Mass.....

3pm - 6:30pm

Aurelios Pizza

1412 W Lincoln Hwy
Schererville, IN 46375-1561

219.322.2590

Rt 30/Schererville

Private Party

Open invite to all of OUR family/friends!

Gardening Man

Gardening Man

A Tribute to a FullPhiling Life

Written by Nancy Johnson, neighbor to my parents

September 29, 2009

{This beautiful, beautiful gift was presented to my mom the day before the memorial}

The house on the corner welcomes me home.

this is not my house;

but a home that adorns the street where I live.

A neighborhood "welcome mat".

The tended garden.

The comforting landscape-

lovingly planned by the "gardening man."

Sweet roses and posies on Rose Avenue.

The "green man" statuary on the chimney,

significant of abundance.

Mother Nature keeping watch.

Phil, the living "green man"-

planting, pruning, raking, harvesting, enjoying.

Always cleaning, washing, building -

consistently celebrating his plot of land -

his corner of creation and lovely intention.

Always restoring in beauty, friendship, humility and affection.

Gardening Man - a true blessing for us.

Gardening Angel - a true blessing for all.

Wherever I wander, wherever I roam;

the house on the corner still welcomes me home.

New Puppy for Dad's Day!

There's no greater medicine than doggy kisses! And if you really want to up the ante, couple those kisses with puppy breath!

Mom and Dad rescued a Chihuahua mix at the local Farmer's Market last Sunday. Dad named her TYLER after fond memories of a beloved Northgate street in Dyer!! She was born April 14, 2009 and is A CRAZY BALL OF ENERGY--NON STOP PLAY = NON STOP LAUGHTER. It's been a healthy, beautiful thing for both of them.

Dad is feeling good these days despite certain setbacks. He's on a new medical treatment akin to chemo...more on this later....

Friday in Long Beach

Rough patch has turned into be the norm. Dad just has some more things that are starting to go wrong and they can't be fixed with meds.. I won't go into it all.....it just is. He and my mom are upbeat and they are an inspiration to me. I try to stay positive and enjoy each day we are blessed together. Your prayers and God's love are a beautiful gift and a source of strength for us.

It's raining in CA and since he gets so incredibly cold, it's important he stay warm and not catch anything as his poor immune system could not handle it. He stays indoors with a warm wool hat and scarf on and the temp turned high.

We did get word that a few of Dad's sisters from Utah are coming next weekend! It will be a wonderful visit! More pics to come soon....

Rough Patch

My mom caught Vertigo earlier in 2008. With Dad's immune system so poor, he has now caught it.

"Vertigo: Causes nausea and vomiting and, in severe cases, it may give
rise to difficulties with standing..."

Dad is extremely weak and not able to eat, contributing to even further weakness. Doctor gave them both some pills but without food I think that just causes more nausea. He even fell but there's nothing broken thank Goodness. His fever spiked to 104 two days ago and my mom was just about to take him in when it broke after an ice bath.

Tough time in their household.

Kris Kringle kidnapped my parents and all I got was this to greet me Christmas morning

Did they go all out, or what???

Aunt Sue went tree crazy (a post on that later this week), but the two Phyl Delgado's went loco and everyone who visited got to enjoy the immersion of Christmas! I LOVE IT!
Talents, Talents, Talents....

Enjoy the tour!

Walkway: Dad took tomato planters and tied them at the top to create whimsical trees, then lined them with lots of twinkle fairy lights and flanked the walkway. I wish my photography was better as this doesn't adequately capture his masterpiece:





The mantel and desk near the tree...




Mercury dressing....



I found this gorgeous Noel banner on a trip to France several years ago. Handcrafted by a husband/wife team of artists in Marseille, FRANCE. Mom really decorated it to make it truly shine!

Feliz Navidad!!

{Christmas Day, 2008!}

Christmas brought an abundance of blessings to our family, and we continue to pray for those suffering.
{Dear family friend, Art, lost his daughter to cancer. She was my age}
{Several uncles and Aunts are in our prayers: Uncle Louis, Uncle Popo, Aunt Esther}

Dad is feeling pretty good and we had a musical-infested holiday, sharing wonderful new music that he found (Chris Botti anyone?). On Christmas eve I cooked and Christmas Day mom took over....we had wonderful feasts and lots of laughs.....

Of the many special gifts (the phone calls from family were the most special of all), Dad and Mom received this treasure from Gregg Ott....It's so beautiful!

We love you all!

Thanksgiving Blessings

Thanksgiving was a very blessed day! We all sat at the table as my Mom gave a heartfelt prayer. The holiday was all the more joyful as Uncle Frank was able to join us.

We had a special treat of having at the dinner table: good friends Gregg and Chrissy Ott. The Otts flew out from Chicago to help us get some items chopped off our ever-growing TO DO list, and spend time with us. My dad is especially close with Gregg, thinking of him as more of a family member or son. Gregg always has the best stories and he had us rolling recalling memories of the time my parents joined them on a NYC trip several years ago!

Dad enjoyed many, many phone calls from family and friends over the weekend and it was a truly blessed Thanksgiving Season. In our blessings, we thanked God for ALL OF YOU in our lives....so freely sharing your generous spirits and prayers which no doubt contributed to us enjoying dad at the dinner table this holiday instead of us eating turkey in a hospital room. Thank you for this gift.

Uncle Vince called as we were sitting down and explained that while they wanted to, he had a prior engagement with a "friend" that kept them from joining us......


We especially missed Aunt Bex's helping hands with the dishes afterwards, but she was apparently busy getting her hair done.


We sat down with dad at the computer and read through all the beautiful, funny and poignant comments everyone has left on this blog. There are no words to properly express how fantastic, loved, appreciated, and humbled it made him feel!!!! It was a truly special moment. { A bounded book is being created as a keepsake.}

While dad has been going in and out of painful moments, he's been feeling relatively good and even had some energy to pull some Christmas ornaments down and later helped me put lights on a small tree I'll be using on my front porch (compliments of the Delgado shed, which means it had my favorite price tag on it: FREE).

We trust everyone had a joyful Thanksgiving weekend. Your are all part of our blessings for which we are continually thankful.

Flying High

As we enter the Thanksgiving season and begin preparations for a wonderful feast, we are especially thankful this season. He sees one of his doctors this afternoon and we're hoping they have a solution to ease the pains that continually pop up.

We are FLYING HIGH that Dad is home and out of the hospital.......

Happy Smiles

(Dad with brother Joey in Utah...year???}

He's in a fair amount of pain from the hernia and has difficulty walking as a result BUT he still managed to laugh his butt off while on the phone with brother Frank and brother Joey last night. Uncle Frank Delgado also has a hernia and he said when it hurts he "just pushes it back in"...!!

Uncle Joe Arias sent me these pics which I think are hysterical and sum up my dad's disposition perfectly.....the first is from one of the famous Arias' Halloween parties.....I'm assuming it's from the 70's...


These photos are from one of the many Puerta Vallarta vacations with the Sotos and Arias' families, both of whom have time shares there. My parents would come back with the most hysterical stories, mainly of how Uncle Vince would negotiate with the waiter or busboy to bring him out "the good stuff". The really good and hot salsa, that is!

A Family of Tailors

Dad tells me this pic is of him and Aunt Josie, during one of his many visits to San Francisco.

The chic suit she is wearing was CREATED BY HER,,,,with no pattern! She asked my dad to help give it a lining so he took the suit back to the army base and created a lining. What you see in the pic is the finished product of their talented hands. My mom tells me Aunt Josie would often make suits by trying them on and pinning in place then sewing where she pinned, then back on again and pining and sewing and so on until she had a perfectly tailored ensemble!

Protection & Memories

Just as my father has protected me all these years, I am feeling protective of him as he heals....

So many have referenced what these images portray:

Dad enjoying one of his many loves:


Dad and Dexter and our beloved Mandy! Dexter was a gift from a boyfriend one Easter. Mandy and I adored that wild duckling which grew into a flying, out-of-control duck!


Oh SUNDANCE! Ice-cream loving Sundance! The best dog ever (sorry, Joey, Peanut loses by a long shot!):

Such Love!

Dad is feeling pretty decent....we're thankful his pain isn't intense right now. He's eating well and getting lots of much-needed rest!

{Uncle Joe D and Uncle Joe A with Janet outside Holy Angels (Gary, IN) on Joe & Sue's Wedding day!!!}

Such heartfelt comments....such funny, laugh-out-loud memories. We are all benefitting from your treasured stories. My dad is going to LOVE them! Thank you for remembering my father and my mother's husband with such beautiful words.

{Cousin Julie, Aunt Sue, Aunt Mary, and Priscilla Martinez... I believe this was at one of the famous Ramos' picnics}

{I'm pretty sure this is Aunt Bex with a very young Aaron!}

{Donnel and me at my parent's house on Tyler/Northgate..year????}

{Lara and Donna Davids; When growing up I thought my two older cousins were the prettiest girls I'd ever seen}

And saving the best for last....................!!!!!

{My first mom and my second mom...such sexy mammas!! I believe from one of the many Delgado/Arias Wisconsin Dells' trips??}

La Familia Delgado

Yesterday and this morning have been good days for Dad. We are thankful for this! He's been fitted with a truss to aleviate the pain caused by the hernia, which will not be corrected by surgery.

My mom has been trying to reach Uncle Frank Delgado so if anyone knows the best time to catch him at home please do let us know!

Inspiring Words

  {Moms' 60th party:Dec 29, 2001}

Dad is home and for that we are all grateful. He is in obvious pain but they did give him a small dosage of pain meds even though it's not the best for his liver. He takes it only when he absolutely feels he has to, which thus far is has been per the recommended dosage. His feet are pretty swollen but he gets to sleep in his own bed. God answers prayers and my mother and I both said tonight we know his being home has EVERYTHING to do with all the prayers you shared with us.

He needs to sleep A LOT so please by all means call him, but understand there's a good chance he's taking a nap when you do!

Thank you also for contributing to what will be a special card book. My mom and I have been taken aback at how beautifully written and heartfelt....such inspiring words for such a wonderful man. I'm slowly going through photos to find ones of everyone who touched his life. If you weren't aware, he was a PASSIONATE AMATEUR PHOTOG throughout my younger years. From my earliest memories as a toddler, he was never without a camera. Needless to say there are boxes and boxes and drawers and files and books of pictures and slides and negatives! I promise to find some of everyone as I know there are tons of the DAVIDS, ARIAS', KLUGA's, MARTINEZ's, RAMOS', DELGADO's, and SOTO's and so many others!!!

Some comments had my mom and me laughing out loud:

Donna: How you remembered the sled story is beyond me. He is going to laugh his heart out just as I did!
Jeff: The Vega comment...well, let's just say. I can't believe that car name rears its ugly head and is still haunting me in my 40's!! hahaha Thanks to you I now also remember where I get my appreciation for fart jokes, fart noises, fart anything...
Gregg: So beautifully written and laughed out loud envisioning you being invited into the tool sanctuary with no place to set a cup of coffee least of all a butt.

{Gregg & Chrissy with Dad & Mom; NYC 2005}

Dobbs: What a perfect recount of what is truly my dad's idea of a perfect morning! Ironically just found this photo 2 days ago...

{Dad, Corey & Delaney}

Julia: This made me laugh...he DOES have the best legs, doesn't he??? We've always thought this but thought we were simply biased!

{Proud owner in his Northgate (Dyer) yard!}