German Tabaldo

German Tabaldo Jr. "Gerry", the eldest of 6 siblings of the late German Tabaldo Sr. and Victoria Tabao, died on May 26th at Methodist Hospital at Willowbrook. He was born on Oct. 23, 1954, in Allacapan, Cagayan, Philippines. As a teenager he worked in a bakery. While in college he studied Chemical Engineering at Manuel L. Quezon University (MLQU). He took an interest in radio operation when he realized he had wanted to be a sailor, but it was soon made obsolete with telephones, so he took up multiple side jobs such as handicraft, as a passenger Jeepney driver with his uncle, data entry in Metro Manila Commission (MMC), and a rice merchant. Gerry met Cory while in college in 1979. From 1980 to 1987, they had a steady relationship. They got married on Dec. 28, 1987, and had celebrated their 35th year wedding anniversary in Colorado last year. They have two children, Ralph Jewel "RJ" and Ma. Joy Rosette. His wife came to the United States in 1995 as a nurse. He and the children were left behind in the Philippines and their daily communication was limited to telephone calls. Cory went home for a month's vacation in the Philippines in 1997 and successfully petitioned to bring Gerry, RJ, and Ma.Joy and they reunited in 1998. They had a brief residence in Lufkin, TX where they made lifelong friends and in 2001 they moved here as a convoy to Spring, TX. Gerry worked with Klein ISD then as an insurance agent at World Financial Group (WFG). He joined the trucking business and owned the RMT Transportation company as an operator named after his kids. Ma.Joy and Joshua blessed Gerry with two adorable grandchildren, Eloise and Nikko, that he loved very much. Gerry and his wife Cory are active members of Couples for Christ since 2006 now named Missionary Families of Christ (MFC). The family attended annual national conferences in different states. They served as Youth Coordinator and Household Servant. Gerry is a member of MFC Music Ministry Choir as well as the St. Edward Catholic Church Choir. He is also a member of the Eucharistic Ministry of Holy Communion (EMHC) and a member of Knights of Columbus. He served at the MFC Community events, and the most recent one was at Sts. Simon and Jude on May 13, 2023, during the Live Christ Share Christ seminar. He was a car enthusiast and kept his Toyota Tundra in good condition to go on road trips with his friends they called Tundra Boys. He was so passionate about hydroponics and gardening that his dream was to set up an aquaponics catfish farm in the Philippines. He was well known to his friends as reliable who would go out of his way to help them. When he retired last year in September, he made himself busy with his garden in their backyard and shared some vegetables to his neighbors and friends.

German Tabaldo

October 23, 1954 - May 26, 2023