Carlo Reynard Reyes' Obituary
"Although it's difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory, help comfort you tomorrow." Author unknown.
With this obituary, we celebrate the life of a singularly amazing human being. Carlo Reynard Reyes passed away at his home in the company of family, after a long battle with cancer.
Born in Manila in the Philippines, Carlo emigrated to the U.S. at a young age, before eventually graduating from Adlai E. Stevenson High School. He went on to graduate from Purdue University in Information Systems and Technology.
Carlo spent two years living in Japan as an assistant English language teacher, in the JET Program, teaching elementary school children. While in Japan, he met his beloved wife, Andrea Claire Hammond. They were married five years later and lived in Los Angeles and later Atlanta with their fur babies.
Carlo was diagnosed with cancer in 2021 and underwent treatment for two years before passing away in hospice care.
He is survived by his loving family: wife Andrea, mother Rosa , sister Ria, and brothers, Kurt and Kris, and sister-in-law Annie and nieces Avery, Lorelei, Audrey and Mila, and nephew, Lachlan.
The impact of his passing however, can be felt across all of his work places, and beyond the Oceans to the Philippines and South Africa where his extended family mourn his loss.
Services for Carlo will be held at the following locations:
Carlo's Visitation
Place: Davis-Struempf Funeral Home & Crematory
Time/Day: Sunday, 15th October 2023, 4pm- 8pm.
Info: Speakers welcome, we'd love a short story or memory to remember Carlo by. A speaker signup sheet will be set up on the day. Attendance may not be suitable for children.
Address: 1975 East-West Connector, Austell, GA 30106
Carlo's Mass
Place: St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, Smyrna, Atlanta, GA
Time/Day: Monday, 16th October 2023, 10:00am
Info: Please arrive promptly, as we have been allocated this time slot. Speakers have already been contacted. Service is set, with no impromptu speakers, readings etc.
All welcome.
Address: 4300 King Springs Rd SE, Smyrna, GA 30082
Carlo’s Burial
Place: Ascension Cemeteries, Diocese of Orange -
24754 Trabuco Road Lake Forest, CA 92630
Time/Day: Saturday, 21st October 2023, 10:00am
Info: Please arrive promptly, as we have been allocated this time slot.
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