We are overwhelmed with the outpouring of love for Dad and support for us. And while Im still trying to accept the fact that he is no longer around, I know he will continue to guide us in spirit. I looked at his casket and held his face. It was cold and hard. Dad’s spirit is no longer there. The body before me is just a shell. He is gone but he lives in our hearts forever.
Here is a brief obit of my father so that his friends and colleagues may know of this last Marcos General who stood his ground to the last minute ingrained with the values he learned from his sacred Philippine Military Academy. He wrote down his memoirs and encapsulated it in a book Duty. Integrity. Loyalty. The Heart of a General.
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of our dear father Tomas M. Dumpit, a 3-term Congressman of La Union and a retired Brigadier General of the Armed Forces of the Philippines at the age of 90. He chaired the House Committee for Veterans Affairs and led a contingent to the US to work with his counterpart in the US Congress.
His remains will lie in state from 13 to 15 June 2023 at the Heritage Park afterwhich he will be brought to his beloved province of La Union which he served for nine years as Congressman and continued to do so until his time of death. He will finally be laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani on June 20 with fitting honors reserved for Generals who served their country well. We request for prayers for his safe journey and eternal rest in God’s embrace.
“His master replied, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!’– Matthew 25:23
TOMAS MEANA DUMPIT
March 7, 1933 – June 11, 2023
He is survived by his five children: Thelma, Tess, Butch, Ted, and Sonny