Joselito Palarca Tayag - Online Memorial Website

When I was in grade school -I grew up reading old textbooks with dymo labels "JPTayag." Since then I grew curious who JPTayag really was. My father was then the Tayag family's milkman and he'd often bring home old textbooks given by Mrs.Tayag.

 

With the power of Facebook - I thought I'd stumble upon his facebook page when I googled for his name but Google returned not Facebook but this memorial site.

 

To the Tayag family - we are sorry for your loss. As a young kid, Jay touched my life through his old books. The books were so interesting that they encouraged me to read more and more - enough to allow me to join even up to just the Regional Quiz Bee for public schools. I'm sure Jay, like his old textbooks, also led a very interesting life when he was still with you.

 

Thank you, Jay. Hope you'll smile when you receive my gratitude in heaven

Jay,

All are memories to remember but the best one was when you accompanied Alfred while I was walking in the aisle.

You were Afred's bestman...

You are my best bud!

God Speed and God Loves you!

 

 

Hi Jay!I just miss you!the night-outs we have every other day...sobrang gmikero at gmikera na tau nun..miss ko na un!Sayang noh..i have just known u for 4 months...mas marami pa sna tau mpupunthang party!ba't kce nauna ka. marami p nman gurls n nghihintay sau!at ung boracay ntin d na tuloy ntuloy.di ka pa nga kinakasal eh..di ba sbi mo skin this yr gs2 m na.un nga lng wla ka pang bride..(",) mapili ka kce e,kea nman todo ang gurl hunting at mga dates mo."Ireto mo nman ako"- ang walang kupas na linya yan ni jay.He wud always tell me na he had found the right gurl already.iinom p nga kme eh to celebrate it.gnun kce si jay pg masaya, beer na to.un nga lng after one week he wud tell me na he wud stop seeing this gurl na kce gnyan ganun.kawawang jay..hnap n lng sa gmikan.hay nku etong si jay mkikita nyo lage s gmikan ksma panay gurls.ksma n nga kme nghahanap pa. hmpf.Anyways, naiicip tuloy kita pg pumupunta ako sa guillys,esquinita at pier one..Iniicip ko sana makita dun..
Sorry ha kung di kme nkasunod sa sizzling.Minsan naiicip nmin bka sna di nangyri to kung pinunthan k nmin.I guess things happen for a reason.Well, i know ur happy na and i hope at peace.luv u.forever u'll always stay in ur hearts.I'll c u next tym friend.Miss you.

i met jay just recently through my cousin and his friend.. we only met twice.. and im just thinking a lot today.. i had a lot on my mind and it made it better to think about  nice person u are jay.. jay is a perfect gentleman!  im so happy that i met you jay, even if it was not too long but it felt  so long.. thank you for giving me a wonderful valentine date.. that was my best valentine date and you know that..and it was so sad that it would be the last....ur lost really affects me a lot.. thank you for the thoughts and memories.. i miss you so much jay!

I just miss everything about you,Jay!

Hi J!

I know ur up there!

J isn't just a friend to me...J is my bestfriend! My birthday bud! We always celebrate our birthdays together ;-)

A guy who never fails to listen...a guy who will only let you hear what u dont want to hear because that's the truth.

I just hope u guys have spent the tmes we were together..CLASSIC!

I love J so much and if in case u dont know it J....everytime i close my eyes now,i think of u.The picture of u smiling at me and saying that everything will turn out just fine...J ur my angel now..I know where u are now and im not worried because ur w/ Him.( w/a bottle of red horse hehehehe!)

Remember the out of town...Beach in Batangas, Gimik in Anitpolo,Baguio etc..We always had quality time together although minsan may mga walk-out scene.

J i will always treasure evry single moment that we were together.I love u dude!

Forever ur friend,

Yen

 

You are an a$$. The last time I went home, I introduced JP to a friend and they started dating. 2 days later I went back to L.A., 3 days later I spoke to the girl and she told me how happy she was, the next day she called me and told me how he hated JP and that he was a really big jerk. Jayps, you are always an a-hole and i really miss how we share those being an a-hole moments..... i miss those days!

If you dont know JP, you will definitely hate his guts.... I know I have, until we sat together on our senior year in high school and it was just crazy after. I was the vice president of our class and we elected him as President by impeaching the previous class president just because. Funny thing is, JP and I became the noisiest students in our class and theres nothing the class can do to shut us down... that was the beginning of our friendship. We lost contact after 1st eyar college when I migrated to the US but everytime I come home, JP and I would always go out, girl hunting or what not and its like nothing ever changed between us. We were just in the same level of bullshit, crap and nonsense stuff....

 

We will miss you bro

Jay had a gift of making people feel welcome and comfortable.  No one was exempt from his good-natured teasing, his ever-ready smile, and most importantly, a few beers straight up! It didn't matter who you were or if he'd only known you for years or for a few seconds, you'd feel at ease with him.

Unlike the rest of the cousins, I didn't have the experience of really growing up with Jay and everyone else. Aside from the annual or bi-annual visits I'd make to Data, the only time I really got to know him was when we moved to the Phils. In my young age, I was hoping that he and the rest of the cousins would lay off teasing me to tears because our visits were rare, but of course I was thrown into the gauntlet just like I had lived in Data the whole time. Only when I was older did I realize that's just Jay's way of saying, "I accept you", and his playful taunts have remained as one my favorite childhood memories.

When I moved to the Philippines, Jay lost no time in acclimating me to life there. He told me stories about things I'd missed and what people were up to. After he made fun of me for trying to be a bold star since I became dalaga, he then gave me tips on how to attract men. Jay introduced me to my first beer - a glass of Red Horse straight up - during Tita Gay's Christmas dinner in Rolling Hills. He took me to my first bar and drinking session where he made sure I got very tipsy.

I always felt like Jay cared for me. He was always generous and kind to me. He never got angry with me. He’d see how far he can push me but immediately apologized when he realized I was getting mad. He’d goad me to step out of my box and quickly help draw me back in.  He'd proudly introduce me to his friends.  He always asked after me - how  I was doing, who I was dating, and protectively scold me that the  suitor was  making me bola or cheating on me. He'd tell me how I looked in my clothes, if they were too skimpy or corny, and recommend a new top or pants. For a guy, he had excellent taste!

Jay was the life of the party. He'd initiate everything and gather as many cousins as possible to join in the fun. He lost no time in living and doing exactly as he wanted. He had no fear. He's inspired me to live that way. He's shown me how one person so bold, fun-loving, and glib can make minor and major mistakes and even rub people the wrong way without destroying that indescribable quality that makes everyone love him so.

 

The message of Jay’s passing sings differently for all of us. Whatever it is to you, let it teach us to have better relationships and more laughter.

Forza Jay (1976-2007)

Scuderia Ferrari's Jay Palarca Tayag takes heaven's chequered flag and the 2007 Formula One world driver's championship for the cavallino rampante in an electrifying race that saw a record number of drunken retirements and pitlane babe casualties.

Starting from pole, Forza Jay defended his team-clan's position from start to finish, relinquishing the lead during timely pitbabe stops and beer refills, only to regain it via aggressive slipstream passing up the order of the grid.

At the post-race briefing, Forza Jay announced his unexpected retirement at the peak of a colorful 30-year racing career that has won the hearts of his team-clan, the adulation of his ever-loyal tifosi, and the respect of the entire F1 grid since his rookie year in 1976.

Ever the outspoken and professional marketer, Forza Jay is the consummate spokesperson for the products and services of numerous sponsors that adorn his scarlet racer's livery.

Forza Jay leaves a huge void that the Palarca team-clan will be hard-pressed to fill in the following race seasons as the prancing horse struggles to defend the world driver's championship with fresh faces in its young driver programme.

Hall of Fame-bound Forza Jay is forever entrenched in the hearts and minds of a grateful team-clan and the tifosi. He is sorely missed but will always be remembered with wild fondness.

Arrivederci, Jay!

Sorry I never told you
All I wanted to say
And now it's too late to hold you
'Cause you've flown away
So far away

Never had I imagined
Living without your smile
Feeling and knowing you hear me
It keeps me alive
Alive

[Chorus:]
And I know you're shining down on me from heaven
Like so many friends we've lost along the way
And I know eventually we'll be together
One sweet day

Darling I never showed you
Assumed you'd always be there
I took your presence for granted
But I always cared
And I miss the love we shared

[Chorus]

Although the sun will never shine the same again
I'll always look to a brighter day
Lord I know when I lay me down to sleep
You will always listen as I pray

[Chorus]

Sorry I never told you
all i wanted to say

THE DAY GOD CALLED YOU HOME

God looked around his Garden and found an empty place.
He then looked down upon his earth and saw your loving face.

He put his arms around you and lifted you to rest.
His Garden must be beautiful, he always takes the best.
He knew that you were suffering, he knew you were in pain.
And knew that you would never get well on earth again.
He saw your path was difficult, he closed you tired eyes,
He whispered to you "Peace be Thine" and gave you wings to fly.
When we saw you sleeping so calm and free of pain,
We would not wish you back to earth to suffer once again.
You've left us precious memories, your love will be our guide,
You live on through your children, you're always by our side.
It broke our hearts to lose you, but you did not go alone.
For part of us went with you on the day God called you home

I thought I saw your face today,
in the sparkle of the morning sun.
And then I heard the angel say,
"Their work on earth is done."

I thought I heard your voice today,
then laugh your hearty laugh.
And then I heard the angel say,
"There's peace dear one at last."

I thought I felt your touch today,
in the breeze that rustled by.
And then I heard the angel say,
"The spirit never dies."

I thought I saw my broken heart,
in the crescent of the moon.
And then I heard the angel say,
"The Lord is coming soon."

I thought that you had left me,
for the stars so far above.
And then I heard the angel say,
"They left you with their love."

I thought that I would miss you so,
and never find my way.
And then I heard the angel say,
"They're with you every day."
"The sun, the wind, the moon, the stars,
will forever be around,
reminding you of the love you shared,
and the peace they've finally found.

 

A Child Loaned

"I'll lend you for a little time

A child of Mine." He said.

"For you to love the while he lives

And mourn for when he's dead.

It may be six or seven years

Or twenty-two or three

But will you, till I call him back

Take care of him for Me?

He'll bring his charms to gladden you

And should his stay be brief,

You'll have his lovely memories

As solace for your grief.

 

I cannot promise he will stay

Since all from Earth return,

But there are lessons taught down there

I want the child to learn.

I've looked this wide world over

In my search for teacher's true,

And from the throngs that crowd life's lanes,

I have selected you;

Now will you give him all your love,

Nor think the labour vain

Nor hate Me when I come to call

And take him back again?

Anonymous

My deepest condolonces to Pachie and family. Know in your hearts that Jay is back with Him now. The loan may be brief but I'm sure Jay lived a fantastic life and loved with all his might.

                                                                                  -Tisay, London

Jay or J.P. Tayag was a classmate of mine during highschool. We were good friends back then. He was a happy person. Full of energy. I’ve since lost touch with him after we graduated from college. We still went to the same college but not as classmates anymore.

So it was totally a shock when I received an SMS Thursday morning. The message said that Jay died at the hospital that morning from stab wounds. He was stabbed the night before. 8 times I’ve been told at a restaurant in Quezon City. The guy who stabbed him got away.

It comes totally as a shock. It just goes to show, you never know when your time is up. Whenever someone I know dies, I’m always reminded that we’re on borrowed time. I guess we really just have to live life to the fullest. Something I haven’t been doing the past few months.

I’m at a comfort zone that I find it scary to leave it. I should. I might end up regretting it if I don’t.

To Jay, wherever you are my friend, I hope you’re happy and at peace. I’m sure you’re up there in heaven happy. I’ll see you there my friend. Hopefully not for a very long time though.