Messages posted for Francis J. (Jimmy) Grzywacz in search for his family in Zamboanga.
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1. Lola: |
Louisa Paloma Denison |
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>----- Original Message ----- Author: Francis
J. (Jimmy) Grzywacz Subject: RE: Zamboangueños - where in the world are you? Phil, |
Boboy:
You might know the Denisons in Zamboanga City. I can recall a girl, or maybe they were sisters, during our high school and first year of college who hang out with us sometimes in school named Denison - do I recall correctly? Anyway, if you know of any, can you respond to Francis Grzywacz on our CHISMIZ bulletin board.
Tenk yu.
Phil
Hi
Jimmy! Greetings from L.A.!
When I was still in Zamboanga in the late 1970s and early 1980s, I had a friend
with a last name of Denison. He had a sister whose name I also forgot. And, yes,
I remember that they did live in Canelar.
Regards,
John L. Shinn III
LOS ANGELES
Hello
John,
Thank you for replying to my message. It is possible that may have been my
mothers only brother,whom I knew as Uncle Boy. She had many sisters
though, whose names I don't remember either. During the late 70's early 80's, I
lived with my mother in a small town in Maryland about 20 miles south of
Washington D.C. As for my Uncle Boy, I know he was the youngest child so he was
probably in his 20's at that time. I also know he played in a band that
performed in the Zambo area when I visited in 1984. Let me know if you think
this is the
same person. Also, how long have you lived in L.A.? When was the last time you
visited the Phillipines?
Sincerely,
Jim Grzywacz
Aug.
24
Hello again Jim!
Yes...that's him.....Boy....he always had long hair and I do remember now that
he played in a band.
I knew his sister when I was in high school but lost contact with her when I
left Zamboanga in 1978 to study in Manila.
I've been living in L.A. for 15 years and the last time I was in Zambo was in
1997.
Regards,
John
Jimmy:
I wasn't sure if I recalled correctly my vague memories of the Denisons in
Zamboanga, so I asked my friend John ( Boboy ) if he did. After seeing the
subsequent postings in our CHISMIZ board, I now recall the 2 Denison sisters who
used to hang out with us in school. The older sister went to college at
the Ateneo, probably 1977. She may have been 19 or so, and her younger sister
went to another school, probably 15 or 16 at that time. Also, I recall their
older brother playing in a local band. We saw them a few times I believe,
playing at a local beer garden. He was the lead guitar singer, and had long,
dark hair, and tall. They were mestizos. I don’t recall the sisters’ first
names, because we just used to call them Denison, good-naturedly. I recall the
older sister having a close friend who she hang out with all the time at school
– she had dark complexion and a little shorter that Denison. The older
Denison was tall for a Zamboangueña. I recall talking to the older sister
and her friend at school in 1979, telling them about my departure to the U.S.
They asked me to send them pasalubong from the States. I also recall they lived
in Canelar, and there is a great possibility that if you ever visit there again,
many people will be able to help you with information about them. Or else, you
might get lucky if some of our site visitors have better information for you as
to their current whereabouts. This web site was meant for one of this
“finding” in cyber space. We will do our best to help you in your search for
your long, lost relatives. If anyone in Zamboanga City, or anywhere in the world
for that matter, has any information to help Jimmy in his search, it would be a
Godsend. Buena suerte, amigo.
Phil Baños
Zamboanga.com
Phil,
Thank you so much for responding to my message. It is heartwarming to know that
you and John have been acquainted with my family. I guess that speaks for the
closeness of the Zamboanguenos. To update on my progress, I contacted the
telephone directory in Zambo to no avail. I am not giving up hope though, I have
a lot of family in the Philippines, so I am bound to run into someone in
cyberspace. I also plan to visit Zamboanga sometime in the next year I hope, and
it would be nice to spend all of that time with my family. Thanks again Phil and
John.
Jim Grzywacz
Jeffersonville, PA
fjgrzywacz@prodigy.net
Aug.
24, 2000
Hi Jim!
There is a Dennis Miller Denison in Zamboanga City. I don't know if he's
related to you. Here's his phone nos.
993-2318 or 992-3552
Good luck!
John L. Shinn
III
Founder-Editor
L.A. Zamboanga Times
LOS ANGELES
Jim:
It is our pleasure to be of some assistance to you in your quest to find your
family. In the very near future, this sort of family or friends search
will be made a lot more commonplace with the completion of our individual
barangay web pages. Every barangay will have their own respective web page with
detailed information about it and their own free Z-Mail™ address provided by
Zamboanga.com. The barangay captain will have a close connection on what's
happening on the web site, and they can help provide the type of service that
makes them exactly who they are - neighborhood leaders. The residents of each
barangay can also get their own free Z-Mail™ address and use the web page and
free e-mail service as a means to communicate with their distant relatives or
friends. People tend to live and stay in the same barangay for a long time, and
staying in touch with either friends or relatives within that barangay
will be made more simple with the inception of our cyber-barangay project. Keep
coming back to check on our progress, and help us spread the word to your
friends and relatives about our city web site - Zamboanga.com. We look forward
to a continued relationship with you. Please stay in touch.
Sincerely,
Phil Baños
Zamboanga.com
Boboy:
Thanks for your help.
Phil
Jim:
By the way, are you interested in getting your own free Z-Mail™ address from
Zamboanga.com - i.e.: jimmy@zamboanga.com?
Let me know.
Phil Baños
Zamboanga.com
John,
The second no. you gave me is it! Dennis is my cousin, my Uncle Boy's son. I
just finished talking to them on the phone, they are still living in the same
house in Canelar. They were so happy to hear from me. I was also able to speak
to my Lola, although her hearing has started to go.
My Uncle Boy told me " Your Lola is crying now, she is so happy to hear
from you ". I now have their address and phone # under lock & key, so
we can keep in touch.
I also gave them my E and Z-mail address so we can take advantage of the wonders of the World Wide Web. I told everyone how I found them through you guys and Zamboanga.com and they were so surprised. Dennis studies Computer Science at school, so Uncle Boy told me he would E-mail me through school and relay any info from the rest of our family.
I'll
be sure to tell him to visit this site, maybe he could make some
contributions( a digital camera would be nice)? Thank you so much Boboy, you and
Phil have been a great help to me. I look forward to continuing to
converse with you guys on Zamboanga.com.
Thank You,
Jim Grzywacz
Jeffersonville, PA
jimmy@zamboanga.com
fjgrzywacz@prodigy.net
Jimmy:
I'm very happy about your reunion with your family in Zamboanga City. It is not
everyday that we ( my good friend John "Boboy" Shinn included ) get to
be involved in a life-changing story like yours, so this is truly special. We
wish you all the happy moments with your "new-found" family. This
definitely calls for a celebration! We at Zamboanga.com hope that we can
duplicate our help for you to other Zamboangueños out there who are in a
similar situation, be it for family or friend. Congratulations, amigo!
We would be glad to see your continued participation in our CHISMIZ bulletin
board, and any referrals you give about our web site and services. Tell your
uncle Boy or cousin Dennis that photos of around town would be a great
contribution - maskin cosa. We are building our archives of Zamboanga
photos, and any contribution from anyone would be greatly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Phil Baños
Zamboanga.com
Aug.
29, 2000
Hi Jim!
I've been so busy trying to find the right schools for my two kids.
Anyway, I'm just as happy as you are when I found out that you finally got in
touch with your relatives in Zamboanga City.
I'm also happy that in our own little way, Phil and I were able to help you find
them.
If we can be of help in the near future, remember, we're just an e-mail away.
Regards to your family and take care.
Sincerely,
John (Boboy)
Shinn
III
Founder-Editor
L.A. Zamboanga Times
LOS ANGELES
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