Jaclyn Jose to be brought to her final resting place
Jaclyn Jose poses after she was awarded the Best Actress prize on May 22, 2016, during a photocall at the 69th Cannes Film Festival in Cannes, southern France. Image: Anne-Christine Poujoulat/AFP
The late Jaclyn Jose was to be brought to her final resting place on Sunday, March 10, where her family and close friends were in attendance.
Jose died at 60 due to a heart attack on March 2. Her death was confirmed, first by her management, PPL Entertainment, then by her daughter, former actress Andi Eigenmann, during an emotional press conference two days later.
The actress’ inurnment will reportedly be held at The Garden of the Divine Word Columbary in Quezon City, per Inquirer Bandera. The family opted to keep details of her inurnment strictly private, as Eigenmann previously appealed for “respect and privacy” to allow their family to properly grieve its loss.
During her week-long wake, Eigenmann expressed her gratitude to fellow celebrities and industry workers who took time off their busy schedules to visit Jose’s wake at the Arlington Memorial Chapel in Quezon City.
“Maraming salamat sa pagpunta. Every day, it warms my heart. It has been helping me so much better to cope to see how many people cared for and loved my mother,” she said. “Especially I know how big my mother’s heart has been. All her life, it has always been about love, it has always been about sharing love, being so passionate about love. Love for everyone else around her.”
Among the celebrities who showed their respect to Jose were John Arcilla who described the actress as a friend to anyone, and actor-turned-lawmaker Robin Padilla who recalled how he comforted his daughter Kylie.
Other celebrities who grieved with the actress’ family were Jake Ejercito, Eigenmann’s former flame and father of Jose’ granddaughter, Ellie; Eigenmann’s half brothers Gabby and Sid Lucero; Alden Richards, Janine Gutierrez, Coco Martin, Ivana Alawi, Gladys Reyes, and Amy Austria.
