By Rina “Jiji” Jaylo
It
was a ‘May – December’ love story which all started with a single text from the
ubiquitous cellphone that knew no boundary and age difference as far as
exchanging of thoughts, messages and ideas was concerned.
Sarah
was then 48 and Jun (as Policarpo Jr. is fondly called by friends) was 75 when
they first met through the ‘help’ of the groom’s daughter Jean Honor-Paulin. It
was Jean (also known as “Daday”) who gave Sarah’s cell number to her father
Jun, a retiree from the Bureau of Telecommunications, an attached agency to
DOTC.
The
27 years in age difference did not matter as Sarah and Jun found a common
passion in the Barangay Justice System, she being an incumbent Lupon member of
Brgy. Buenavista and Jun was a former outstanding Lupon member of Brgy.
Washington. After all, she had a fair background in law enforcement having been
the General Secretary of Surigao City CVO and the Surigao City Volunteer Fire
Brigade during the PC/INP time of then P/Lt Col Rolando Pancito and
F/Lieutenant Antonio Agner, police station commander and city fire marshal
respectively. Least to mention, her being a holder of a police eligibility
administered by the National Police Commission in 1990.
As
fate would have it, the two inseparable ‘textmates’ later met on a momentous
affair last Feb. 2, 2013 when she formally accepted Jun’s proposal. A former
teacher at the Sun Yat Sen Elementary School, Sarah has a 29-year old son named
Jyson who is still a bachelor, while Jun has six offspring- with two sons and
two daughters already married and the other two sons still single.
The
idea of a January 24 wedding this year was broached by PP/Chief Insp Eugenio
Lira, Jr. and SJ01 Genelita Lira-Mejia, siblings of Sarah, who were very
supportive to her. Jun Honor’s family was also ecstatic of the date when their
beloved patriarch would exchange vows with Sarah, the ‘chosen one’ of the
former’s daughter Daday.
January
24 was a Friday and the wedding venue which was the Branch 1 of the Municipal
Trial Court in Cities inside the Surigao City Hall Compound was packed with
‘Who’s Who’ who generously stood as god-parents/principal sponsors of Sarah and
Jun, namely, Surigao del Norte Vice-Gov. Arturo Carlos Egay, Jr., City
Councilor Baltazar Abian, Sr., City Administrator Manuel Coro, businessman
Jaime Matugas, Publisher Roberto Parada, Jr., Punong Barangay Christopher
“Boyet” Bonite of Brgy. Washington and Punong Barangay Lucresio Mesias of Brgy.
Lipata.
Deputy
Director P/Supt Joseph Nohara of the Provincial Police Office and Kagawad Edna
Lopez of Brgy. Washington had earlier told of their unavailability on the said
date but, however, they signified their interests to be included in the
official list of the couple’s god-parents/principal sponsors which was
submitted to the officiating judge.
It
was a very pleasant afternoon as MTCC Branch 1 Judge Rosalie Digao-Platil had light moments with the bride, groom
and the god-parents/principal sponsors prior to and after the civil wedding.
The ambiance inside the chamber was warm and genial.
During
the civil rite, the amiable female judge, who was obviously the youngest among
the persons present inside her chamber, stressed the importance of good Christian values as the ideal virtues
for being "a man and a wife" as she officiated the union of Sarah and
Jun in the presence of witnesses at about 4:00 p.m.
Couple Sarah and Jun together with their
god-parents at the presidential table inside the classy and air-conditioned
Comedor Resto-Bar.
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Sumptuous
dinner, through the catering service and air-conditioned venue of Comedor
Resto-Bar along Borromeo St., this city, subsequently followed and was
well-attended by the god-parents/principal sponsors, the newly-wed couple’s
respective families and dozens of invited guests and friends. During the
reception, it was Comedor Resto-Bar’s ‘live band’ which provided an
electrifying entertainment to everyone’s delight.
In
sum, it was truly magical to note that a simple ‘text’ may lead to the union of
two longing hearts which would later make the protagonists “live happily ever
after” despite nearly three decades of age gap.
Newly-wed
couple Jun and Sarah together with the groom’s family.
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Bride Sarah Lira-Honor is all smiles as she
poses with a bevy of beauties during the reception of 'Sarah Lira-Policarpo
Honor, Jr. Nuptials' in the afternoon of January 24, 2014 (Friday).
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