Birth date: Apr 3, 1931 Death date: Apr 25, 2021
Beloved husband, father, and pediatrician Dr. Fortunato O. Sunio, 90, succumbed to heart disease in Dallas, Texas on April 25, 2021. Born on April 3, 1931 in Lucena, Philippines, Dr. Sunio often boasted to his children that he wa Read Obituary
To Dr. Sunio's family, I was Dr. Sunio and Dr. Abello's front desk receptionist at the Kimbro Clinic. He and Dr. Abello were the best doctor's to work for. It was such a wonderful experience for me to be around these doctors. I will always remember Dr. Sunio for it was he who sent me down the hallway with a new baby to have the baby's feet checked by the Podiatrist. That is when I met my future husband Dr. Jerome Quinn. That was 43 yrs ago. I sent Christmas cards to both Dr. Sunio and Abello the last 4 years of their lives. I enjoyed talking to Dr. Sunio on the phone one year. Dr. Sunio and Mrs. Sunio will always be special people in my life. To Mrs. Sunio, I am so sorry for your loss. Know you and your family are in my prayers. The four years at Kimbro Clinic are the best years of my working life. He will be dearly missed just like Dr. Abello and Dr. Cinco. Sincerely, Mrs. Vicki Barker Quinn and my dear husband Dr. Jerome Quinn
Dr. Sunio or Manong Forting as we called him was calling me frequently during the month of March to suggest that I take my husband, Dr Oscar Jaurigue to SouthwesternHospital to have his abdominal aneurysm checked and and repaired there I appreciate so much his concern for my husband Dr Sunio was a ver caring person.
Our heartfelt sympathy and deepest condolences to the Sunio family. We will always remember Uncle Forting and his smiling face. Our thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time.
May he Rest in Peace.
Eileen, Erwin, Ethan and Erik Cura
I will always remember Forting as a gregarious and fun guy to be with during our medical school days. I can't recall a day with him as being dull or contrarian when I interacted with him during school time or socializing afterwards. I will always cherish those fun times as well as some serious discussions of our futures when we still young...Agapito (Pitong) S. Lorenzo....
My sincere condolence to Nenette Sunio and the rest of the Sunio clan. It really is hard to lose a caring, compassionate and magnanimous colleague and friend. I met Fortingc for the first time in 1976 when I visited my classmate and fraternity brod, Dr. Victor Abello, in Cleburne , Texas.
After I have settled with my medical,practice in Grand Prairie, Texas, I realized the need for the many Filipino physicians in North Texas, to get together, to organize for social, cultural, educational and humanitarian purposes.
I called for an organizational meeting, in 1979 at the board room of the old Grand Prairie Community Hospital. Dr. Fortunato Sunio, was unanimously elected to led the nascent body, called then the Texas Assoxiation of Philippine Pysician, North Chapter.
He incorporated the organization and had our first induction and gala in Dallas. Dr Sunio, also was the second president of Texas UPMASA, when we organize it in 1983, following Dr. Narciso Cinco.
Dr. Sunio, has always been a stalwart supporter of NTAPP and UPMASA and was magnanimous of his time and money.
It is poignant that NTAPP get started with Dr. Sunio and that with his demise, we are also currently discussing the dissolution of NTAPP.
Goodbye and Godspeed to heaven dear friend and may you Rest In Peace in the bossom of our universal Healer and Creator!
Al
In the summer of 1960, accompanied by my wife Donna, I drove from Chicago to Waterville, Maine where I was enrolled in a three-month course in basic ophthalmology given by the Harvard Medical School held at the Colby College. Along the way, we visited friends and relatives, many of whom were interns or residents like me who were participating in the US Exchange Visitor Program after graduation from the UP College of Medicine and internship at Philippine General Hospital. In New York City, we visited Forting at the St. Vincent Hospital where he was a resident. He was a most hospitable host; he took us on a Cook's tour of the city, treated us to a nice steak dinner and offered us free rooms in the hospital dorm which we readily accepted. That was our first visit to the Big Apple and Forting made it a most memorable one.
Jose D. Peczon, M.D.
Dear Mrs. Sunio and Family,
Please accept our heartfelt condolences during this very difficult time. We send you our love and prayers. We remember warmly the wonderful times we had with Dr. Sunio and your family over the years.
Michelle Conde
The picture I posted was in 1955. I'm the little boy. Uncle Forting stayed with us for a while in Kamuning, QC while he was in med school. You don't know me personally but my dad is the first cousin of your dad. There mothers were sisters. You can ask Uncle Titol/Aris about our family. May Uncle Forting's soul rest in peace. 🙏
