ALMARIO Llamas-Bernardino died on Tuesday. He was 77.
Llamas-Bernardino, father of sportswriter/radio commentator, RP and US chess master Almario Marlon Quiroz Bernardino Jr., breathed his last at 7 p.m. at the Quirino Memorial Medical Center (formerly known as Labor Hospital) in Quezon City,Philippines.
“He moved on peacefully, and with quiet gentleness all around him. We will miss you dad,” said Almario Marlon, a member of the National Press Club and SCOOP media group, delegation head and coach of RP Memory Team and also part of the coaching staff of La Salle Green Hills (LSGH), the reigning NCAA chess champion and Prada chess champion.
Llamas-Bernardino survived by wife Nelia Quiroz Bernardino and children Almario Marlon, Michael, Marinel and Anthony.
His remains lie in state at the Bernardino residence, 29 Batay Street, Cubao, Quezon City, Philippines. Interment will be announced later. Call or text +63 919 849 3648 (smart) and +63 916 446 8123 (globe) for more details.
