Doreen Fernandez
Tue 25 Jun 2002 9:51:04
Sad news.
Doreen Fernandez, English teacher, head of the Ateneo Communications Department, moderator of The GUIDON, Inquirer gourmet food and restaurants columnist, and mentor to Ateneans everywhere, died of pneumonia early this morning (Tuesday afternoon, Filipino time).
I was never Ma'am Doreen's student, but I talked to her on several occasions in the Comm. Dept. in my college days, and she was a panelist at my thesis defense. A jolly and ebullient lady, and an inspiring teacher, she will be sorely missed.
Update: Larry Alcala, a great Filipino cartoonist, is lost to us as well.
Blogging is halted for the rest of the day.
ganns shakes his head sadly.
Dark days indeed.
sad indeed...she was my journalism professor at ateneo and definitely an inspiration...
hey ordo! i believe that doreen passed away tuesday morning manila time (around 8:30 am). i heard the news at around lunch time (manila). unless i'm mistaken ....
i did not know doreen personally, but she is/was an inspiration. and larry has always been part of a pinoy's life. how fun it was to look for his signature face in his slice of life...