A LIFE WELL LIVED…
Dr. Tupasi is a GREAT INSPIRATION to all of us. We are very thankful for the opportunity to have met her and, on a personal note, to have worked and bonded with her during my ID fellowship training and in the years thereafter.
We witnessed that, in spite of a taxing schedule that comes with managing a full-time medical profession—including training ID specialists, the TDF, and a beautiful family—she also found time for other equally important professional and socio-civic activities. No words can describe how deeply saddened we all are by this loss. She was a person people looked up to.
She used her profession as an instrument to help others with no discrimination. Among her many capabilities were being a sought-after excellent lecturer and an avid researcher, among others. For someone living in a wealthy Makati area, what strikes me most is that during her lifetime, she taught us by her own example what it takes to interact in any capacity to help the underprivileged through community involvement in projects such as TB. We all know how dedicated she was to her work and craft. Her discipline is INFECTIOUS. Her innate passion for her profession and her drive to help others pushed her to always strive for excellence and provide the best quality possible.
To some, she may have appeared strict, but inside her being—especially to those who truly knew her—she was a woman of compassion, generosity, and integrity. She will always be remembered for the way she lived and for what she lived for. Today, her legacy is secure in all of us. Rest assured that we will continue the legacy she started. We will surely miss her.
