Adoracion E. Victa's Obituary
Adoracion Encarnacion Victa, 95, of Alameda, crossed over on February 8, 2017.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Zosimo Victa Sr, of Cavite, Philippines. She died peacefully at her daughter’s home in Alameda, where she was living under hospice care.
She was born Marcosa Adoracion Encarnacion, in Calle Independencia, Lemery, Batangas, Philippines. She is the daughter of the late Jose Encarnacion and the late Vicenta Bello.
She is survived by her three children, Helen Victa of Alameda CA, Sosimo [sos] Victa Jr of Alameda CA, and Fay Victa-Kilgore of Middleburg FL. In addition, she is survived by her two sons-in-law, Gerry Kilgore of Middleburg FL and Keith Garrard of Alameda CA.
She also leaves behind five grandchildren; Justin Victa of San Jose, Shane Victa of Manteca, Jasmine Victa of Fortuna, Daniel Kilgore and Gabriel Kilgore of Middleburg FL, as well as three great-grandchildren.
Adoracion and her family came to the United States when her husband joined the United States Navy. As such, she became a Citizen and began a long career working with Kitayama Brothers in Union City, where she retired from in 1992.
While her husband was deployed on ships with the Navy and Military Sealift Command, Adoracion single-handedly raised her three children and bought a house in Alameda. She made sure that each of her children received a good education, after which, she directed her children towards good career paths. She was a strict disciplinarian and didn’t cut any slack, even with her own children. She made sure they learned the lessons of life well, which contributed to their successes today.
Adoracion’s success with her career, making a home, and raising her children, is remarkable. It is all the more note-worthy, when considering that she barely survived the invasion of the Philippines by the Japanese during WWII. As the Japanese were going through the villages, stabbing and decapitating people with their swords, Adoracion escaped their wrath by using her wiles. She survived by finding shelter in a hidden cave, until being liberated by U.S. General Douglas MacArthur. That liberation, and the subsequent joy it brought, instilled in her a great love for the United States and its people that has never waivered. She would always tell people that she was “American” and that she loved the United States.
In 2000, one of her sons-in-law paid for her to take her first and only First Class flight across the country to visit her daughter in Florida, and she was able to see the sites while she was there. In 2010, this same son-in-law drove her across the country again, to Florida, to see the same daughter.
This was the first and only time she was able to see a great deal of the United States that she truly loved.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to the Mastick Senior Center of Alameda or to your local hospice organization. She exercised frequently there, and met many nice people who she considered as her friends.
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