
One of Those “Oh, Aha” Moments The eldest of my sisters sent my middle sister and me text message regarding the deed to her house. Her comment was that the deed was not signed by the name of our Dad that we knew him by growing up but a different name. This brought to my attention one of those “aha” moments that prompted an “Oh” response from my sisters. The following is the information I share via text messages. My sisters are aware that I do research on our family tree, gathering documents and storied from family, especially on our Dad’s side. Doing so only confirmed information we saw in my Dad’s paperwork as we prepared for his funeral and burial back in July of 1985. My brother and two of my sisters always knew my Dad’s name to be Virgilio and hearing his family and friends calling him Bello. Looking through my Dad’s paper work, I found his birth certificate, a recent copy with the name Benigno; when did his name change? I ...