Florido Pe - Obituary

ife and Legacy of Florido Sadiua Pe Florido Sadiua Pe was born on March 14, 1933 in Buenavista, Marinduque, Philippines to his parents Pablo Pe and Casiana Sadiua Pe. Pablo Pe was a Chinese immigrant descendent of the Emperor Genghis Khan who became a successful business man, owning and operating a convenience store for the townspeople of Buenavista. Casiana Sadiua Pe was a homemaker and raised Florido along with his five siblings--Casimiro Sadiua Pe, Evangeline Olmedo, Josefina Liao, Sinen Pe-Pimentel and Wilfredo Sadiua Pe. Casiana Sadiua Pe was an heiress of Don Cornelio Sadiua David, who was entitled to land and status by Queen Isabella of Spain. Florido received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering and retired from BAE Systems as a Chemical Engineer. He was also the Director of Battery Technology, responsible for the development and supply of batteries used for NASA's space shuttle programs. Florido was an avid vegetable gardener, fisherman and reader. He also enjoyed shopping, especially at grocery stores and flea markets. Florido was a genuinely great man with a kind heart--honest, humble, generous and upheld the highest values of integrity and preferred simple living. He was philosophical with a brilliant mind, a wise investor, a poet, a staunch conservative and expressed a sharp wit for physics, chemistry, world history, current events and politics. Florido also had a gift for curing the ill and ailing with alternative methods. Florido (Flory) is survived by the love of his life, Marcela Villarosa Pe and their children, Odirolf Villarosa Pe (wife, Pilar Palacios Pe), Flodoir Villarosa Pe (late wife, Grace Gupit Pe), Charlene Villarosa Pe-Gerharz (husband, Reinhold Gerharz), Einar Villarosa Pe (wife Crystal Hess-Pe), Marie Villarosa Pe and Arnell Villarosa Pe. Flory lovingly referred to his children as Audie, Pilar, Boone, Hannah, Reinhold, Einar, Crystal, Inday and Kim and to his wife as Marcie. Florido's legacy carries on with his grandchildren, Flodoir Gupit Pe (wife, Elizabeth Talley Pe), Alexander Xerxes Palacios Pe, Gerald Gupit Pe, Gabrielle Gupit Pe, Nicholas Sebastian Pe, and Casiana Margaret Pe. Lovingly referred to by Grandpa Flory as Freddie, Lizz, Alex, Gerald, Ella, Niko and Casi. Florido lived a full and prosperous life and provided all the opportunities for his children and grandchildren to pursue their dreams with endless love, pride and support. He will be dearly missed. It is a time when bonds are renewed, when brilliant light burst in myriad colors.Indeed a wonderful time, my love, to cherish and behold. ~ “Special Time” by Flory to Marcie (December, 1992) On Tuesday, March 12, 2013, Life celebration on Thursday, March 21 from 2-4 and 6-8pm at the GEORGE P. KALAS FUNERAL HOME, 6160 Oxon Hill Rd., Oxon Hill, MD., Mass of Christian Burial will be offered on Friday, March 22, 2013 at 11am at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, 2401 Brinkley Rd., Ft. Washington, MD. Entombment Resurrection Cemetery.