Friday, October 26, 2007

Death of Outstanding Libacaonon

Atty. Napoleon S. Arieta, at 82 years old happily left his hometown, Libacao, Aklan and joined his beloved Creator on September 26 this year. He is one of Libacao’s illustrious and honorable son. Arieta died in the arms of his loving wife, Elpha in his residence in Poblacion after a long fight against his lingering illness, “Parkin-son’s disease”.
He is survived by his wife, the former Elpha Rodrigazo, a son Agapito and daughters Euphemia and Karen May.
Among his friends, and relatives, he was fondly called Tay Poling. A lawyer by profession, Tay Poling got employed with the Government Service Insurance System where he retired as Personnel Manager. He was one time proclaimed the highest individual taxpayer of Aklan.
In 1986 during the Cory Aquino government, Tay Poling was appointed and served as OIC Municipal Mayor of Libacao. He was perceived “as a man of peace”, principled with high moral values. He was consistent in all his dealings among his people. He did not assume things with simple lifestyle as he treated people in the GSIS office and Office of the Mayor in Libacao “fair and square”.
Tay Poling, in his lifetime, spoke his mind without hesitation whoever got happy or hurt. He was generous to everyone and provided wise counsel to whom so ever asked.
Tay Poling is a man of humble beginning. He dreamed and attained his dreams, a decent education, distinguished career and a model family. He graduated valedictorian in the elementary school and salutatorian in the high school. He completed his pre-law course in Far Eastern University, Manila. He studied law at FEU, Siliman U. MLQU and finished it in the Philippine Law School. He took and passed the bar in 1953. To expand his knowledge and skills, Tay Poling studied Master in Management at FEATI University. He completed a training course in the Philippine Executive Academy, UP concerning personnel administration, labor relations, executive leadership and management.
Tay Poling is the youngest among six children of the late spouses Catalino Zorca Arieta and Honorata Nobleza Zulueta. All of them were professionals. His late brother Abundio was a judge of the Court of First Instance, Bukidnon and Artemio was the Provincial Fiscal of Aklan.
Indeed, Atty. Napoleon N. Arieta is an Outstanding Libacaonon. (By Ambrosio R. Villorente) /MP

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