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Personal note from Vanessa's Family

We hope you are all doing as well as possible during our individual and collective grief for Vanessa DeGuzman's passing. Thank you for expressing interest in attending Vanessa's Celebration of Life.

This is the official RSVP form (https://forms.gle/eW8FSZnjvme…) stating that you will attend Vanessa's Celebration of Life and Memorial. It will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Palm in Livermore.

Please respond by Monday, December 18, 2023. Due to planning purposes and event guidelines, we need to give an accurate headcount and attendees list to the venue by this date.

Here is a high-level flow for the memorial (exact times may be subject to change):
1:00 - 2:15 p.m. - Community gathering/meet & greet, light music, and Hors D'Oeuvres will be served during this time.

2:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Official program of remembrance and celebrating Vanessa's life and legacy

4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Community gathering and remembrance; dessert and drinks will be served during this time.

Hotel recommendations for those joining us from afar:

Homewood Suites by Hilton - 5400 Wolf House Drive, Livermore, CA (5.8 Miles)
Residence Inn by Marriott - 5200 Wolf House Drive, Livermore, CA (5.9 Miles)
Hilton Garden Inn - 2801 Constitution Drive, Livermore, CA (5.5 Miles)
Hampton Inn - 2850 Constitution Drive, Livermore, CA (5.4 Miles)
Holiday Inn Express - 3000 Constitution Drive, Livermore, CA (5.4 Miles)

This GoFundMe is to help Vanessa's surviving family members as they grieve this tremendous loss. The entire family wants everyone to know how deeply appreciative they are for your generosity in this time of need. In place of flowers and sympathy cards, the family has established a GoFundMe page to help cover Vanessa's Celebration of Life: https://gofund.me/1c571566

Updates

Update from Jan. 20, 2024

Hello Everyone,

Vanessa's Celebration of Life Livestream will be broadcast via Glenn's Facebook page at the following:
https://www.facebook.com/glen…

The program will begin at 2:00 Pacific time.

Thanks,

Scott

Update from Dec. 5, 2023

Official Invitation to Vanessa's Celebration of Life Details:

We hope you are all doing as well as possible during our individual and collective grief for Vanessa DeGuzman's passing. Thank you for expressing interest in attending Vanessa's Celebration of Life.

This is the official RSVP form (https://forms.gle/eW8FSZnjvme…) stating that you will attend Vanessa's Celebration of Life and Memorial. It will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024, from 1 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. at The Palm in Livermore.

Please respond by Monday, December 18, 2023. Due to planning purposes and event guidelines, we need to give an accurate headcount and attendees list to the venue by this date.

Here is a high-level flow for the memorial (exact times may be subject to change):
1:00 - 2:15 p.m. - Community gathering/meet & greet, light music, and Hors D'Oeuvres will be served during this time.

2:30 - 4:00 p.m. - Official program of remembrance and celebrating Vanessa's life and legacy

4:00 - 5:30 p.m. - Community gathering and remembrance; dessert and drinks will be served during this time.

Hotel recommendations for those joining us from afar:

Homewood Suites by Hilton - 5400 Wolf House Drive, Livermore, CA (5.8 Miles)
Residence Inn by Marriott - 5200 Wolf House Drive, Livermore, CA (5.9 Miles)
Hilton Garden Inn - 2801 Constitution Drive, Livermore, CA (5.5 Miles)
Hampton Inn - 2850 Constitution Drive, Livermore, CA (5.4 Miles)
Holiday Inn Express - 3000 Constitution Drive, Livermore, CA (5.4 Miles)

This GoFundMe is to help Vanessa's surviving family members as they grieve this tremendous loss. The entire family wants everyone to know how deeply appreciative they are for your generosity in this time of need. In place of flowers and sympathy cards, the family has established a GoFundMe page to help cover Vanessa's Celebration of Life: https://gofund.me/1c571566

Obituary

Written by Glenn DeGuzman-

Maria Vanessa Garay DeGuzman (Vanessa) has always been the glue that held our family together. We are deeply saddened to share the news that Vanessa passed away peacefully on October 3, 2023, at Stanford Hospital in Stanford, CA, surrounded by her beloved husband, Glenn; children, Alex (20) and Allison (17); mother, Astrid Garay; her fur-baby and emotional support animal (ESA), Ube; brother and sisters-in-law, Melanie and Freddy; and a few friends …

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