Alona Dupitas, 39, passed away on Friday, May 25, 2007 at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston after a courageous battle with cancer.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Wednesday, May 30, 2007 at St. Charles Borromeo Church in Nederland with Reverend Louis Delarue celebrated. Entombment will follow in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Groves. A gathering of the family and friends will be held from 5 to 8:00 P.M. Tuesday, May 29, 2007 at the mortuary with a rosary beginning at 6:00 P.M.
Mrs. Dupitas was born in Quezon City, Philippines on December 11, 1967. She earned a B.S. degree in architecture at the Technology Institute of the Philippines. Alona had a strong work ethic. She worked as an AutoCAD design engineer in Sinapore before joining BGI Contractors in Beaumont, where she worked in accounting and engineering.
Alona was happy to call Texas her second home and resided in Nederland for over three years. She was a warm and friendly person, a loving mother to three young boys and a great cook. Alona was conscious of maintaining good health and she was fond of playing ping pong. As a devout Catholic, she was always willing to help others and gave generously to those in need. She was also a member of St. Charles Catholic Church.
She leaves to cherish her memory, her mother, Estrellita Santos; sons, Renz, Ronan and Ross Dupitas all of the Philippines; three sisters, Christina Santos and Erlita Santos, both of the Philippines; Concepcion Santos of Singapore; one brother, Fernando Santos of Indonesia and many other relatives and friends.
