TO MY FATHER

Friends and family:
On behalf of the Elorrieta Muñoz family I want to state the following: I know they say, it's repetitive, but there is no expression: at this time so hard for us would like to express our deepest gratitude to those who have supported us, accompanied and understanding lately. They were difficult times but we have learned to cope with the help and strength that many of you Have given us. We are proud to see people who have come to show their love and respect towards our dear father, husband, father in law and grandfather Jaime Alfonso Elorrieta Polloni.
  It hurts. Yes. This hurts a lot. However, there are things we want to express and we do not want to stay in the air.
It was a grumpy man, cantankerous, stubborn (like all ELO, we have no right to judge, because we are all the same, and those who know us ... .also know that it's true) funny and very affectionate to his family, especially his grandchildren .
The image of the typical serious as Captain Von Trapp was set aside for those who knew you closely.
Nobody ever managed to tarnish your image because you with your  so perfectly honest and impeccable speaking were able to keep in silence any contendor.
We learned to see you in pain from seeing our dear Nino, your father, passing away. And yet you managed to include all of your children and nieces in this masterful epitaph.
Today we have to say goodbye to you. Most painful thing. Perhaps the most painful one life has made us face to your wife, children, sons in law, daughter in law and grandchildren. I even feel pets are going to miss you too.
You leave. But paradoxically you stay. You'll stand on each September 18 held with cuecas, kebabs and empanadas.
You'll stay in every guitar playing until late in the family. You'll stay in your grandchildren's face every time we see them repeat yours  gestures.
Personally ... you will be with me every time I look at myself  in the mirror and I see this tremendous forehead that-among many other things you do well know- I inherited.
I beg the wind, as a chilean writer said, that this beautiful  belief about another life is not more than  a mere consolation for people, not a beautiful lie invented to
stand the pain, is actually true, I hope  the wind whispers this in my ear ... and I long,  we all long to that ... .Therefore ...


Jaime Alfonso:

See you soon husband
See you soon father in law
See you soon Grandpa
See you soon....Dad...
                                         with love
                                                          Your  *"little rib"

*"little rib", the nickname my dad had for l me when I was a little girl

(My words during the ceremony at my father's funeral, with the  "Big Fish" suit as a background)

These songs  were heard during the ceremony in honor of my dad: "El Reloj" by Antonio Prieto and "Mi Caballo Blanco" by Los Huasos Quincheros.

Dear Dad,  I did my best to give you tribute. I'll miss you for the rest of my life ...