austraLasia #2494
Report on tragic death of 'Fr Macky', FIN, after Thai Salesianity Seminar
By Fr Rolo Alcasid
BANGKOK: 6th September 2009 -- "After our seminar in Hua Hin, Saturday, 5 September, we all headed for Bangkok. Fr. Macky (Fr Gerardo Macapinlac) took a different car from us because he wanted to meet his former classmates, particularly Suthep in the provincial house in Bangkok.
We went ahead of Macky's car. When they reached the road near the airport at Hua Hin, a pickup vehicle floated across the road and hit the vehicle Macky was in. This pickup came from the opposite direction and it crossed the road because it was also hit from behind.
The pickup landed on the road where Macky's vehicle was cruising. It hit the driver side and broke Fr Banchong's arm. Macky seemed unhurt because the report said he has no injuries, but he complained of breathing difficulties due probably to the impact caused by the accident. At this stage I'm not sure if he expired on the way but the report told us that they were trying to revive him in the hospital. The report said he died due to heart failure.
As of this writing, they are bringing the body to Bangkok for autopsy. We were already making arangements here in the provincial house for the possibility of bringing his body to the Philippines. The embassy and PAL are already contacted but we are still waiting for their response.
Macky was very active in distributing gifts to Fr. Boenzi and Fr Dheparat at the end of the seminar. He made everybody happy because of his funny remarks. He was also the one who made arrangements for our tour. He acted as the leader of our FIN delegation. He was very joyful during the seminar and made a lot of people happy with his usual enthusiasm and liveliness. Everybody noticed him not only because of his unusual height and weight but also because of his animating presence.
He died with his "boots on" doing what the Congregation wants him to do - enriching himself in Salesianity so that he could better fulfill his role as the rector of the provincial house. May the lord reward him for his fidelity."
Note: please use the EAO Blog for your comments. I will see that they are immediately approved. jbf
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Title: australasia 2494
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Date (year): 2009
ID: 2000-2099|2494
Report on tragic death of 'Fr Macky', FIN, after Thai Salesianity Seminar
By Fr Rolo Alcasid
BANGKOK: 6th September 2009 -- "After our seminar in Hua Hin, Saturday, 5 September, we all headed for Bangkok. Fr. Macky (Fr Gerardo Macapinlac) took a different car from us because he wanted to meet his former classmates, particularly Suthep in the provincial house in Bangkok.
We went ahead of Macky's car. When they reached the road near the airport at Hua Hin, a pickup vehicle floated across the road and hit the vehicle Macky was in. This pickup came from the opposite direction and it crossed the road because it was also hit from behind.
The pickup landed on the road where Macky's vehicle was cruising. It hit the driver side and broke Fr Banchong's arm. Macky seemed unhurt because the report said he has no injuries, but he complained of breathing difficulties due probably to the impact caused by the accident. At this stage I'm not sure if he expired on the way but the report told us that they were trying to revive him in the hospital. The report said he died due to heart failure.
As of this writing, they are bringing the body to Bangkok for autopsy. We were already making arangements here in the provincial house for the possibility of bringing his body to the Philippines. The embassy and PAL are already contacted but we are still waiting for their response.
Macky was very active in distributing gifts to Fr. Boenzi and Fr Dheparat at the end of the seminar. He made everybody happy because of his funny remarks. He was also the one who made arrangements for our tour. He acted as the leader of our FIN delegation. He was very joyful during the seminar and made a lot of people happy with his usual enthusiasm and liveliness. Everybody noticed him not only because of his unusual height and weight but also because of his animating presence.
He died with his "boots on" doing what the Congregation wants him to do - enriching himself in Salesianity so that he could better fulfill his role as the rector of the provincial house. May the lord reward him for his fidelity."
Note: please use the EAO Blog for your comments. I will see that they are immediately approved. jbf
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AustraLasia is an email service for the Salesian Family of Asia Pacific. It also functions as an agency for ANS based in Rome. For queries please contact admin@bosconet.aust.com . Use Bosconet-wiki to be interactive. RSS feeds - just go to Bosconet, click on austraLasia 2009 in the sidebar. You will see the RSS orange icon in your browser address bar - add it from there. Avail yourself of the Salesian Digital Library at http://sdl.sdb.org
Title: australasia 2494
Subject and key words:
Date (year): 2009
ID: 2000-2099|2494
