Brigida "Aida" Manalo Agulto

Brigida Manalo Agulto (Aida) was born in San Pablo City, Philippines on May 28, 1948, to proud parents Pablo and Ester Manalo. She was number eight of total 12 children, number three of six girls. Aida proudly obtained her bachelor’s degree in Education from the San Pablo Colleges and Home Economics from Laguna College in the Philippines and worked as a teacher until she emigrated to the USA at age 27. She met the love of her life in Florida and spent time at various Naval bases until settling in California in 1982. Never an idle body, she worked several job titles throughout her lifetime, most notably establishing the Agulto Family Daycare in Fairfield, CA from 1989-2007. She helped shape and nurture the identities of countless children and introduced their palates to Filipino cuisine and her unmatched culinary skills. Aida was known for her quirky sense of humor and the way she would make it seem like she was yelling but it was just how she talked. She would always cook family favorite dishes and together with her husband would drop off huge portions of food to her kids and their families. Her hospitality, love for gambling at Cache Creek, and devotion to her family are forever memorialized. Aida peacefully passed away surrounded by her family at the age of 76 at the UCSF Bakar Cancer Hospital in San Francisco on July 2, 2024, after battling stage 4 ovarian cancer. She was preceded by her father, mother, three older brothers (Cesar, Romeo, and Dionoso) and younger sister, Emerenciana. She is survived by her husband, Federico (Freddie), and her children Aileen, Aimee, Fred (Ommie), and Aireen, and her grandchildren Alaya, Jacob, Bryson, Justin, Brodyn, Kaitlyn, Rylee, Brayden, and Oliver. Memorial and viewing services will be held at the Fairfield Funeral Home in Fairfield, CA on Thursday, July 18, 2024, from 4-7 PM with rosary at 5 PM, Catholic mass at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel in Fairfield on Friday, July 19 at 11 AM, and burial services at Sacramento Valley National Cemetery in Dixon on Monday, July 22 from 11-11:30 AM. Her family kindly requests any memorial flower arrangements to be sent to the Fairfield Funeral Home on Thursday, July 18 or contact the family directly for gifts.

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Brigida "Aida" Manalo Agulto

May 28, 1948 - July 2, 2024