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23 Three Loves and the Portuguese Soul (Christopher Conner, BFA, MA, LPC)
After traveling in Portugal where he saw beautiful landscapes and stayed in fortresses and palaces turned into
hotels, the author distills the Portuguese soul through three love stories and hears it in the countrys Fado music.
A quotation from a Spanish poet on an apartment wall in the third floor in Madrid made the ascent to the last
flight of stairs with a heavy suitcase seem like a breeze.
Smitten. Chapter 32 of the WWII historical novel, I Shall Return
Black American Lt. Jefferson obeyed his commander to surrender to the enemy. Earlier, after serving as ROTC
Commander at the Silliman Institute, he met a beautiful student at the University of San Carlos, the memory of
whom inspired him to endure captivity. In cruel Japanese hands, could he really survive the war?
A Different Picnic
Urbano A. Dauz, MD
Conviviality. Fun. Excitement. Pomp and
revelry. All of these and more were on
display on a cloudy Sunday afternoon during
the AFPSI Annual Picnic held at the cozy and
ambient Staunton Fitness Center in Staunton,
Illinois owned by Dr. Nic and Kay Pineda on
September 27, 2015.
Hang on there. Did I say picnic? The word
picnic conjures up images of plentiful food
and drinks followed afterwards by doing a
variety of activities such as playing parlor
games or having a pickup ball game or so,
chatting with friends for a while and finally
dispersing and calling it quits for the day. Not
this one. Similarity to a regular picnic ended
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The PMAC
Continuing Medical Education and Medical Mission
CESAR V REYES MD*
The
Philippine
Medical Association in
Chicago (PMAC) was founded on March 27,
1961, and preceded the Association of
.
Ponciano
In 1992, the PMAC Foundation as the taxexempt arm was initiated by Dr. Sunga. Anita
Avila, MD became the first woman president,
followed by her husband Meneleo Avila, MD,
making a history as first as wife and husband
to have had own terms as prexy. Emma Yee
Salazar, MD, the second woman president, led
the PMAC at its half-century milestone. In
2014, Nida Blankas Hernaez, MD was the
third woman president; while Ramon Lopez,
MD served as the 54th president. The current
president, 55th in line, is Gerardo Guzman,
MD.
Publications
During his term as president, Dr. Philip Chua
started the publication of a monthly PMAC
Bulletin, which later became the Philippine
American Medical Bulletin, edited by Cosme
Charitable Projects
Other subsequent presidents also developed
various projects, including the funding of the
Maria Project; Leprosarium visits and
donations; free Chicago clinics for indigents; a
full scholar at the University of Santo Thomas
Faculty of Medicine and Surgery; review
classes for the ECFMG by Procopio Yanong,
MD; licensure review for Illinois and other
state medical examinations; mobile medical
health clinic by Pedro Lucina MD; medical
surgical mission to the Philippines by
Rolando Casis MD et al; and several other
philanthropic endeavors.
What have become annual undertakings by
every president in recent several years are the
Thanksgiving luncheon provided to Pilipino
seniors, indigent and homeless in Chicago
held at the Rizal Center, and the medical
mission. The latter has expanded to
encompass medical, surgical, dental and
ophthalmological works, is now the PMAC
biggest function every year and essentially the
highlight of a presidents term. It is usually
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REFERENCES
1. Battung VR. History of the Philippine Medical Association in Chicago. PMAC Directory 2013:3-7.
2. Del Mundo C. CME Corner series. PMAC News, 2013-2014.
3. Reyes CV, Reyes EA. The role of fine-needle aspiration cytology in medical-surgical missions. Acta
Cytol 2009;53:524-526.
*The author edits three monthly e-publications and is
the third recipient of the PEACE Life Achievement Award (2015).
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Fundraising
A decision was made not to use
membership dues for the construction of
artesian wells. The money for this purpose
initially came from donations from
physicians
and
other
concerned
individuals. Later, additional funds came
from a variety of fundraising activities. A
fundraising committee headed by Dr. Leo
Pardo arranged for Rico Pelaez of
Cagayan de Oro to perform a guitar
concert in Springfield, Illinois and for
noted pianist Joselito Pascual from Manila
to tour the USA and give piano
performances. Early on, two Singing for
Peace events were staged by amateurs
who themselves remunerated PEACE for
their participation. In 2013, A Singing for
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the Philippines presentation was successfully orchestrated by PEACE and the SIMO Chapter of the University of the
Philippines Medical Society in America,
in cooperation with the Association of
Filipino Physicians in Southern Illinois
and the Association of Philippine
Physicians in America.
During the presidential tenures of Dr.
Lestrino Baquiran and Dr. Antonio Abiog,
golf tournaments sponsored by PEACE
generated substantial revenues. Other
sources of funds have come from lotteries
and auctions held by the ladies of PEACE.
A tax-exempt organization, PEACE
welcomes donations from all quarters.
Tacloban, 2014
Artesian Wells
The construction of each well or water
system is normally triggered by a proposal
from an individual or group of individuals
who will essentially supervise the
progress of the project and develop a
sense of responsibility for the projects
success. The Commission on Filipinos
Overseas had been instrumental in
certifying the safety and drinkability of
the water produced by these wells. Other
agencies and organizations such as
PEACE Philippines, the Philippine
Reconstruction
Movement,
local
government entities, rotary clubs and
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Other Charities
Although the building of artesian wells
remains the paramount preoccupation of
PEACE, it has extended its humanitarian
reach to other areas in need of assistance.
These include a program for immunization
against measles in orphanages in Greater
Manila led by Dr. Daniel Fabitos APPAPMA Medical Aid Assistance in coordination
with PEACE Philippines, as well as the
raising of funds to assist victims of natural
calamities. For instance, PEACE raised more
then $22,000 for the earthquake victims in
Central and Northern Luzon. Funds were also
raised for those affected by the Mount
Pinatubo volcanic eruption and the flooding in
Central Luzon and the Bicol region.
Additional projects initiated by members and
officers of PEACE are Education for
Philippine Children through TV by Dr.
Rolando Sineneng; Breast Feeding Promotion
by Debbie Bocar; the DADS Foundation;
assistance with the building of homes for the
Awards
the earlier years after its founding, members who donated at least $3000 were
.
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PEACE officers for 2015-17. Pres. Urbano Dauz is second from right
Incumbent Officers
President- Urbano A. Dauz, MD, PresidentElect Arachelle B. Jose, MD, Vice President David M. Conner, MD, Secretary -Engr. Djien
Su, Treasurer -Elcee Cagas-Conner, RRT,
Auditor- Cesar G. Yu, MD, Immed. Past
President Augustus P. Soriano, MD.
Governors: Conrado Abinoja, MD, Calixto F.
Aquino, MD, Arch. Penn Baluyut, Enrico T.
Commentary
Twenty nine years ago, Dr. Cosme R. Cagas,
who has started four other foundations,
conceived the idea of PEACE, a purely
charitable organization that is virtually devoid
of the ever lurking specter of politics and
shored up by genuinely humanitarian men and
women eager to mitigate the suffering of our
disadvantaged compatriots in the Philippines.
Through his leadership, tenacious dedication
and perseverance, and with the assistance of
staunch and innovative officers and members
of the organization, PEACE has touched in
salutary ways the lives of many Filipinos with
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Cosme R. Cagas, MD
Visiting the US for the first time in 2009, my
youngest brother Rio spoke before the
Belleville (Illinois) Rotary Club at the
invitation of Rotarian Dr. Enrico T. Farinas,
Jr. His topic: The Magic of Ten Cents.
Cooperative Effort
The Feeding Program has been a cooperative
effort of the Rotary Club, the community
(Barangay officials), the school, especially
the teachers and the parents. Supervision is
Modest Start
With Jim and Pat as co-chairs we at Christ
Philippine Missions, in 2009, the same year
that Rio spoke before the Belleville
Rotarians, started out with 100 recipients in
Barangay San Miguel also in Digos, Davao
del Sur using Rios pioneering work in Igpit,
as model and involving the local church to
do the evangelization. We named it Mimis
Kitchen in honor of Dominic Lucmayon, a
devoted worker of the Digos City United
Methodist Church. As it develops, Pat
announced she was giving more to the
program and we immediately created
another center in a different school, calling it
Pats Kitchen, at my suggestion, to recog17
mission suffer from dental caries, I recommended to the board to add dental health
program. Today all children in the feeding
program also receive two toothbrushes and a
jumbo sized toothpaste (cost-- $4.00 per
dental kit).
In 2011, the Rev. Dr. Stephen Heitkamp (who
traveled with me and Rev. Shane Bishop to
the Philippines in 2007) and the Journey
United Methodist Church also began a feeding
program in a fourth elementary school.
In 2013, as we at Christ expanded our
program, Rev. Bealmear who had visited the
Philippines twice with me (2009 and 2111)
and now Pastor at Metropolis United
Methodist Church (Metropolis, S. IL) inspired
the men and women there to feed all 79
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Feeding
Christ
Aledo
Rev. Heitkamp
Jim Holloway*
DADS F.
Metropolis
Total
Dental Kits
268
125
78/125
29/125
100
79
679
375
125
100
79
679
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Work Ethic
Growing up at the rough and tumble of the Illinois prairie as a teenager during the Great
Depression, Chet Bone had to fend for himself. Jobs were not to be found and his father, a real
estate broker, didnt earn much during those difficult times.
While attending Illinois College, he worked for board and lodging, delivering cream and eggs
early in the morning. He bought wheat stalks (straw), baled and sold them to a paper company.
Soon he employed crew of five to do the physical work, paying them $1 per day thereby
launching himself as a budding entrepreneur when gasoline cost $0.13 per gallon and corn the
same per bushel.
Finding no suitable job after finishing college (AB, 1936), he accepted the only position offered
him, teaching chemistry and physics at his Alma Mater for which he earned $1,035 per year. The
college elevated him to become director of admissions (1938-43) while Chet pursued a masters
degree in education (completed 1942) at the University of Illinois. A biology teacher urged
young Chet Bone to aim for medical school, a study that took three full years (1943-46) without
any vacation, just a few days off for Christmas. He paid $30 per month for board and lodging.
Medical Career
After internship at the University of Illinois Research and Education Hospital in 1947, Dr. Bone
was back in Jacksonville, Illinois where began his romance with medicine. He scrubbed for
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general surgeon Ellsworth Black for four years, an experience that permitted him to tackle any
condition at his office and the hospital. At last count, he had delivered 4500 babies.
Dr. Bone served briefly with the US Navy Medical Corp ((1951-51). In 1954, Dr. HD Scott, Jr.
joined him until 1989 when Dr. Bone retired from clinical practice to start as medical consultant
of the Illinois Department of Human Services until his full retirement on March 15, 2015 at an
age just past 100. That is a period of 68 years as working physician!
In the last few years before retirement, Dr. Bone came to work with a walker. I asked him why
medicine and why he worked this long.
I love people, I love interacting with them. Work keeps me cognitively active. Besides,
I enjoy the flexibility I take time off! He considered it a joy to see caring people.
As to his longevity, it helped that his father lived 80 years and his mother 93. He never smoked,
had occasional whisky and even that he quit 30 years ago because of arrythmia.
Dr. Bone didnt just do and thoroughly enjoy medicine, he was a physician leader. Among many
other positions in organized medicine, he was a charter diplomate of the American Board of
Family Practice, a charter fellow of the American Academy of Family Physicians, a member of
the Illinois State Medical Society, serving these organizations in a number of committee
positions and president of the Illinois Academy of Family Physicians and the Morgan-Scott
Medical Society.
Entrepreneur and Community Man
His early experience as an entrepreneur, which was forced upon him by necessity, and having
grew up in one, led Dr. Bone to own and manage a farm for 30 years (1950-80). He was one of
the founders and directors of the Lincoln-Douglas Savings and Loan Association and the First
National Bank (both in Jacksonville) and later served as a director of the Elliot State Bank and a
Medical Preferred Provider Organization.
Dr. Bones service to the community maybe gleaned in part from the positions he had held:
medical director, MacMurray College Health Service and the Barton Stone Christian Home;
trustee Passavant Area Hospital Association; elder of the First Presbyterian Church; member,
Angus Society, Jacksonville Hall of Fame, Jacksonville District #117School Board, State
Educational Advisory Council, National Board of Directors of the American Korean Foundation
and many others.
Athlete and Entertainer
A big and tall man, Chet Bone played basketball. While attending college he graciously accepted
the position of coach to the basketball team called Flaming Arrows of the David Prince Junior
High School.
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Former Illinois Congressman Paul Findly recalls with nostalgia Chet Bones rich, strong and
expressive voice as a singer for the Double Octet, a group of male college students. While
doctoring, Chet regularly sang with the Passavant Follies. Every Christmas the DDS Section F
physicians and psychologists treat the entire staff with a luncheon. At the conclusion, Dr. Bone
used to entertain with his jokes, a skill that he had honed as a stand-up comedian.
Accolades
Spending a long lifetime of service to profession, community and humanity, Dr. Ernst Chester
Bone received many awards of recognition, among which are: Illinois Physician of the Year, 4-H
State of Illinois Alumni Recognition Award, and Outstanding Older Worker Award of the State
of Illinois.
Some of the testimonials heaped upon him on his 100th birthday follow:
A name easily recognized to mention follows praise and positive reviewKayla Hurt
Morgan Countys most admired citizen, a friend of allPaul Findly
One living hero among usPaul Bradbury
Friend, mentor, gentleman, role model. His presence commands respectDavid Faulkner.
I worked with Dr. Bone for 13 years. During this time it had been my pleasure to know him.
Always humble, he greets with a soft voice, a ready smile and a warm handshake. Dr. Bone is a
giant among men.
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Gleanings
The Quote That Refreshes
Cosme R. Cagas, MD
Winding down our (my wife Linda , daughter
Elcee and grandson Christopher and me) trip
of Spain and Portugal this summer (2015)
where we stayed in castles, fortresses or
palaces turned into hotels, our last stop, the
day before going home to the US, was Madrid
(this was our second trip of Spain). By this
time, because Elcee has the weakness of
shopping at local stores with the lame excuse
that goods are cheaper there or could not
bought anywhere else (sometimes true or
partly so), our luggages were the heaviest than
at any other time during the trip. To top it all,
of all places, of all times, Elcee, who made all
the arrangements, reserved an apartment near
Plaza Mayor ( for a different experience and
because we are having dinner with Evelyn
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Smitten
(Chapter 32 of the historical novel, I Shall Return)*
Cosme R. Cagas
Wainwright assigned to Sharp all command except that
on the fortified islands on Manila Bay. But Homma insisted
that all troops surrender. Sharp and the regional commanders
initially refused to obey Wainwrights order to surrender but
once convinced that the helpless in Corregidor might be
slaughtered if they didnt, they too waved the white flag. Many,
however, parted with their commanders to organize guerrilla
groups.
(Hard copies available from the author, www.outskirtspress.com, www.amazon.com and www.barnesandnoble.com
e-books form Outskirts and Amazon for only $3.00. Chapter notes are omitted in this reprint)
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(Revision of a poem originally published in Our Twentieth Centurys Greatest Poems, 1982)
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