Rob Schneider Instagram – This incredible Filipina, my Tita Rose Formoso has passed to join her brothers, Bill and John and her sisters Virginia and my mother Pilar. Rose was 96 years old. She loved to dance and never stopped. As you can clearly see, there’s a kindness in her eyes. Whenever you saw her or called her she would answer with, “What can I do for you, my dear?” Every time I saw her, as a small child or as an adult, she made me feel happy and loved. That she survived the war and the Japanese occupation of the Philippines was a miracle. But for me the real miracle is that she was able to forgive and like my mother held no animosity against the Japanese who killed her brothers. When I first visited the Philippines when I was 8 years old, Rose asked me, “Is there anything you want my dear?” Because I saw coconut trees, I said, “I want a coconut.” But in Manila at the time of the year there weren’t any coconuts. Rosie sent some one to go to a northern province and 2 days later… I got my coconut. When she first moved to the United States, I shared my small room with her. Like most Filipino people, Rose didn’t talk much about herself except when asked. Instead, they ask about you and celebrate in any and all of your accomplishments, no matter how small. For our family, Rose was the last bridge to that era. I hope the people who read this could help pass on that Tita Rose tradition of kindness in their own families with her simple greeting, “What can I do for you, my dear?” That Rose is now with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, whom she prayed to every night of her life, brings peace to all of our family. I send my love to ALL my cousins, her beautiful children, her Grandchildren and Rosie’s Great Grandchildren. May God Bless you and your families this day as well! With Salamat and Love, Robbie