Susan & Tony Silvano’s Golden Wedding Anniversary and 75th Birthday Celebration of Tony Silvano
Held at Maggiano’s Old Orchard Skokie • April 14, 2024
EASTER SUNDAY 04.14.74 Olongapo, Philippines
ANNIVERSARY 04.14.24 Maggiano’s Old Orchard, USA
HAPPY GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY TONY HERNANDO SILVANO SUSAN ALFORQUE SILVANO HAPPY 75TH BIRTHDAY TONY ! As Blessed by Fr. Al Lopez Deacon Spalla of St. Greg Church!
The party gift “Good Morning Feet” is a Book of 100 pages
First Bite of Mango Cake
“Can’t Help Falling In Love With You!”
First Kiss Inside Maggiano’s
Twelve PCPA Chicago members, led by Jenny Roan: (1) Quoted 20 Wisdoms of 50 Years of Marriage of Tony & Sunny (2) Sang “Kung Maputi Ang Buhok Ko”(3) Performed “Ligawan, Gusto Kita “ by Ria Coronel & John Israel Tipsay to introduce the Silvano Couple.
Family and Friends traveled from Out of Town to celebrate. The following toasted the couple with heartfelt speeches: Dr. John Catayong Stivers (Erie,PA), Cristy Thomason (Greenville, SC), Dr. Rita Guiamelon (LA, CA), Fred & Marta Loyola (Chandler, AZ). The following had roles during the 1974 wedding: Wedding sponsor Coring Alforque, seated. Wedding Assistant Marina Crump, Flower Girl Emma Catayong Reynolds, Alyana Reynolds (San Diego, CA), Wedding Sponsor Remy Alforque, Maid of Honor who led the Invocation Nieves Bologa.
The celebrants reunited with the Filipinos of St. Gregory, Philippine Independence Week Committee, The Olongapo High School Alumni, M & R workmates.
The Philippine CPAs of Chicago, founded in 1973, supported Accounting Scholars. The SDG Sorority celebrated Sisterhood!
The Artists painted the Ode to Joy!
The Silvano Alforque Catayong Families in Chicago & from Out of Town enjoyed the Reunion with the Himig Pag-Ibig Choir. Salamat Tita Veronica Leighton of ViaTimes!
Golden Anniversary and 75th Birthday An Amazing & A Great Day to Remember! Salamat po to all. Special words of thanks from the celebrants: “The feedback from the April 14, 2024 event was positive! The guests kept texting us or telling us personally, that they enjoyed the short 4 hours of celebration. A female relative told me ” It felt like New Year”. Another male guest liked the organized flow of activities from 11:30 singing of Ang Bayan ko, to the Invocation, to the Quotes of Wisdoms of 50 years recited with wit & humor by young CPAS, to the Ligawan Dance, to the group singing of Kung Maputi Ang Buhok ko, to the Anniversary Cake, Dance, Kiss by celebrants, to the eloquent speeches of 4 out of town guests (so sorry, no video taken), to the 4 major group photo shoots (all were included) to great Maggiano’s food, to spacious 2 ballrooms available and I saw various age groups of guests reuniting and co mingling, to the fantastic music of Ed Cabanayan who accommodated my requests for “older” music that we were dancing en masse to ” Last Dance” at 2:55 p.m. I felt happy to miss eating that I ate lunch @ 5 p.m. Tony was healthy enough to recover from various hospitalizations & blood transfusions of prior year, that he was able to do his Anniversary dance, without a walker but holding on to me for balance. A lunch party is great for majority of the guests who have transportation challenges and mobility issues! ” THANK YOU, APPRECIATION TO ALL, AND PLEASE REMEMBER TO DONATE BLOOD!.”
