Dear Members of the Class of 1970,
The West Point Association of Graduates regrets to inform you of the death
of the following Graduate:
MG Rolando N. Floria, AFP Retired, USMA 1970, Cullum #29186 died on
February 6, 2013 in Marikina City, Philippines. Interment not reported to
WPAOG.
The next of kin is his wife, Mrs. Cyd Floria. If you have information related
to this notification, please inform jo_ann.shipley@wpaog.org.
Personal testimonials may be posted at the link below.
Your testimonial will be preserved in the graduate's Cullum File.
https://apps.westpointaog.org/Memorials/Article/29186
Prepared by: Jo Ann Shipley, Program Assistant
Validated by: Nadia King ‘91, Director, Class Support Program
BONG has left a new comment on your post "Dear Members of the Class of 1970, The West Point ...":
ReplyDeleteDear USMA batch 70, MG Rolando Floria died February 6, 2013. The wake was held at the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Mortuary inside Camp Aguinaldo - the General Headquarters of the AFP. On February 9, a Necrological Services in his honor was conducted, organized by Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class of 70 and the Society of West Point Graduates of the Philippines led by former Chief of Staff Gen. Narciso Abaya - also a graduate of West Point. Before the interment on February 10, 2013, a full military Farewell Honor was held in Camp Aguinaldo, after which his body was brought to Libingan ng mga Bayani (Grave for the Fallen Heroes)at Fort Bonifacio - the home of the Philippine Army. Here, a full military Departure Honor with 21-gun salute preceded the interment. At his wake, hundreds of ordinary soldiers and military officers including civilian employees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines lined-up to pay their last respect to MG Floria.... MG Floria was indeed a true and humble man and a dedicated military officer, true to the motto of USMA - "SERVE WITH INTEGRITY" all throughout his military career....(The writer is Bong N. Quintos, MG Floria's nephew.)
Thank you Bong for posting. A lot of our USMA 1970 wanted to know more about his life and passing. Regards from New York.
ReplyDeleteTO WEST POINT BATCH '70: MG Rolando Floria died on February 6, 2013. His wake was held at the GHQ of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) Mortuary inside Camp Aguinaldo in Quezon City. On February 9, 2013, a Necrological Services was conducted in his honor, sponsored and organized by Philippine Military Academy (PMA) Class '70 and the Philippine Society of West Point Graduates led by former Chief of Staff Gen. Narciso Abaya - also a graduate of West Point. About 35 retired and active Generals of the AFP were in attendance. Before his internment, a full military Farewell Honor was conducted at Camp Aguinaldo. At Fort Bonifacio - the home of the Philippine Army (PA)where the interment took place, a full military Departure Honor with 21-gun salute was concluded. The body of MG Floria was finally laid to rest at the Libingan ng mga Bayani (Grave for the Fallen Heroes). At his wake hundreds of ordinary soldiers, military officers and civilian employees of the Armed Forces of the Philippines lined-up to pay their last respect to MG Floria... It is indeed a pleasure to have an uncle like MG Floria - who all throughout his military career, remained humble and true - as man and as an officer. He lived by heart the motto of West Point "SERVE WITH INTEGRITY".... A man and military officer we will surely miss... (The Writer - Bong N. Quintos, is a nephew of MG Floria, lived with him for years.)
ReplyDeleteDear Sirs:
ReplyDeleteAs you requested, herewith is MGen. ROLANDO N. FLORIA's Military Career Highlights:
- Platoon Leader, 1st ID-Philippine Army (70-71)
- Bn Commander, 564 Engr Bn, 51st EBde, Philippine Army (91-92)
- Brigade Commander, 52nd Ebde, Philippine Army (97-99)
OTHER IMPORTANT POSITIONS:
- Instructor, Philippine Army School Center (72-74)
- Secretariat Member, RP-US Bases Negotiation (76-78)
- Dept. Manager, Philippine Coconut Authority (78-87)
- Instructor - AFP Command & General Staff College (88-89)
- Chief of Staff, 2nd Infantry Division (92-94)
- Chief, AFP-Joint Operation Center and concurrently Assistant J3 (94-96)
- Deputy Brigade Commander, 55th EBde, Philippine Army (96)
- Chief of Engineers, Philippine Army (96-97)
- Chief of Engineers, Armed Forces of the Philippines (99-2000)
- Deputy Chief of Staff for Logistics J4, Armed Forces of the Philippines (2000-02)
- Chairman, Board of Trustees, AFP Theater Enterprise (01-02)
- Chairman, Board of Trustees, AFPRSBS Enterprise Inc. (01-02)
- Director, AFP General Insurance Corp. (2000-02)
AFTER RETIREMENT IN 12 OCTOBER 2002:
- EVP / GM, AFP Savings & Loans Association Inc. (03-06)
- President and CEO, AFP Savings & Loans Associatin Inc. (2006-07)
OTHER POSITIONS HELD:
- Chairman, Centennial Financing Corporation (2003-06)
- Director, Centennial Savings Bank (2003-04)
- Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Centennial Savings Bank (2006-07)
- Director, Confederation of Savings & Loans Associations (2006-07)
- Vice Chairman, Board of Trustees, AFP Savings & Loans Association (2007-08).
MGen. ROLANDO N. FLORIA left a wife - Mrs. Cyd G. Floria and two children namely: Kristine G. Floria now connected with the Asian Development Bank and Michael Floria working with the Department of Energy of the Republic of the Philippines.
Thank you very much for your interest of knowing the military career highlights of MGen. ROLANDO N. FLORIA. We highly hope that his entire military career did not only bring honor to our country - the Philippines but also to his alma mater - the United States Military Academy (USMA) and to Batch 70 to where he belonged.
THANK YOU.
Bong N. Quintos (a nephew of the late MGen. ROLANDO N. FLORIA)
Dear Mr. Quintos -
DeleteThank you for this information on the distinguished career of our classmate. I have shared with our class. Rest In Peace, Rolando.
Frank Monaco, USMA 1970, Classmate
Sir Frank Monaco,
DeleteYou are very much welcome Sir!
Bong Quintos
Bong, USMA Class of 70 is preparing a legacy yearbook. We have used the information you provided to write a brief summary of his life. We would like to further honor him by including a portrait photo of him and one of his family. Can you email us at kainej@me.com? Warm Regards, Wally Kaine Class of 70.
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