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| + | A native of Ondoy, Trinidad (<i>Trining</i>) Osorio Gonzales was born on May 31, 1916. She was the youngest child of Natalio Galvan Osorio and Gregoria Dalisay Conanan. She had three sisters, Alejandra, Isabel, and Generosa (Rosa); she also had two brothers, Francisco, and Benjamin (all +). Because her parents were elderly, and most of her siblings already had families of their own, Trining followed in older sister Rosa's footsteps to look for greener pastures in Iloilo. Both worked various jobs at the Lopez-owned Companies to support themselves as well as their parents. Once Rosa was married, Trining became the sole breadwinner of the family working two jobs, one was a tutor to the Lopez children. Her passion for education became the core of her charity. She intended to go back to school, but her dreams were thwarted when World War II broke out and she had to return to Ondoy to evacuate their parents after the Japanese invasion. | ||
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| + | After the war was over, Trining married Wenceslao (Oben) Gonzales, a member of the US Army. Oben was part of the infantry composed of Filipino-Americans, which landed in the Philippines as the first liberation soldiers. Together, they had a daughter Edna and a son Wenceslao Oscar (Islaw) (+). Oben, who earned US citizenship, wanted his family to come with him to the United States, but Trining refused to leave her country. Her father had passed away and she was her mother's caretaker. She invested money in many businesses: her most profitable investments were farming, fishing, and Coconut (copra). Her charitable contributions began as a Teniente del barrio for three successive terms and one term as Capitan. Teniente/Capitan was not a paying position at the time but was a service to the community. | ||
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| + | She died on October 23, 1973, at the age of 57 of a heart attack, after less than a year of living in San Francisco, California. She is survived by her daughter, seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. | ||
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| + | <i>“If she were alive today, she would be humbled by the honors that the community and the school have given her. She did not do this alone, and she had help from others. She planted the seed, but others helped water it and God made it happen. Trining was truly a servant leader for her beloved Ondoy,” told by: Mrs. Edna Gonzales Boughton-Daughter of the late Mrs. Trinidad O. Gonzales.</i> | ||
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Contents
Trinidad Osorio Gonzales
Category: Significant Personality
District of Ibajay West
I. BACKGROUND INFORMATION
DATE OF BIRTH: MAY 31, 1916
DATE OF DEATH: OCTOBER 23, 1973
PROMINENCE: POLITICS
BIRTH PLACE: ONDOY, IBAJAY, AKLAN
PERMANENT ADDRESS: ONDOY, IBAJAY, AKLAN
AGE: 57 YEARS OLD
II. BIOGRAPHY
(Include life story, awards received, contributions to the community, and citation with specific year)
A native of Ondoy, Trinidad (Trining) Osorio Gonzales was born on May 31, 1916. She was the youngest child of Natalio Galvan Osorio and Gregoria Dalisay Conanan. She had three sisters, Alejandra, Isabel, and Generosa (Rosa); she also had two brothers, Francisco, and Benjamin (all +). Because her parents were elderly, and most of her siblings already had families of their own, Trining followed in older sister Rosa's footsteps to look for greener pastures in Iloilo. Both worked various jobs at the Lopez-owned Companies to support themselves as well as their parents. Once Rosa was married, Trining became the sole breadwinner of the family working two jobs, one was a tutor to the Lopez children. Her passion for education became the core of her charity. She intended to go back to school, but her dreams were thwarted when World War II broke out and she had to return to Ondoy to evacuate their parents after the Japanese invasion.
After the war was over, Trining married Wenceslao (Oben) Gonzales, a member of the US Army. Oben was part of the infantry composed of Filipino-Americans, which landed in the Philippines as the first liberation soldiers. Together, they had a daughter Edna and a son Wenceslao Oscar (Islaw) (+). Oben, who earned US citizenship, wanted his family to come with him to the United States, but Trining refused to leave her country. Her father had passed away and she was her mother's caretaker. She invested money in many businesses: her most profitable investments were farming, fishing, and Coconut (copra). Her charitable contributions began as a Teniente del barrio for three successive terms and one term as Capitan. Teniente/Capitan was not a paying position at the time but was a service to the community.
She died on October 23, 1973, at the age of 57 of a heart attack, after less than a year of living in San Francisco, California. She is survived by her daughter, seven grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
“If she were alive today, she would be humbled by the honors that the community and the school have given her. She did not do this alone, and she had help from others. She planted the seed, but others helped water it and God made it happen. Trining was truly a servant leader for her beloved Ondoy,” told by: Mrs. Edna Gonzales Boughton-Daughter of the late Mrs. Trinidad O. Gonzales.
