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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