Quick Reflections

Our local upscale magazine asked for stories to be featured in their Father’s Day special edition. I wrote, did my submission, and never thought about it. So it was a such pleasant surprise seeing my dear family’s picture on page 24 of N Magazine Sacramento June 2007 issue. Read on, here’s Celso’s 1/4 portion of the page with this picture…

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With Fathers Day coming up, we asked for tributes to some special dads. Our best wishes to them and to all hard-working dads in Natomas!

Cheryl Martinez Avaricio’s tribute to her husband, Celso Avaricio II, begins in the Philippines, where as a single father Celso “fought hard to get his daughter Khayla’s much needed medical attention, even when people around him gave up,” she says. “When no one in the Philippines  listened to him, he wrote to all hospitals in the United States pleading for help. Now Khayla is a bubbly little girl, thanks to all the help we get from our community.” Celso continues to be a hands-on dad to eight-year-old Khayla as well as two-year-old Kenneth.

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To my dear husband, happy fathers day to you. I can never find another man who is such a strong advocate for his children as you are. My tribute is also to all fathers, grandfathers, single fathers, Father priests and to all men who teach, guide and mentor our less fortunate children. And of course to my Dad who is still in Iraq… stop sneaking out from your Sergeants, you hear?