HAMPTON — Sol Faenconi Aguinaldo passed away Tuesday, Jan. 5, 2021, at Sentara CarePlex Hospital after a long battle with stage 4 lung cancer at the tender age of 67.
Born in Manila, Philippines, she was the daughter of the late Leopoldo and Maria Mamon Faenconi.
Sol dedicated more than 32 years of service to the Veterans Health Administration; first, caring for others as a bedside nurse, and later, taking positions in Quality Management, Utilization Review, Medical Care Cost Recovery, as a clinical reviewer, case manager, patient transfer coordinator, bed czar and investigator.
Her public service also had her working directly under the director’s office, chief of staff, business office, nursing department, patient representative and other national positions for the VA up and down the East Coast for many years, ultimately retiring her service at headquarters in Washington, D.C., in 2015.
Sol was a recipient of multiple awards during her storied career at the VA, including the 2001 Secretary’s Nurse Award for Excellence, recognizing her contributions. Sol was a dedicated supporter of the Philippine Nurses Association of Virginia for many years serving as president from 1999 to 2001.
Sol loved to travel and had many hobbies; such as, shopping online and in person, jewelry making, homemade candle making, movie watching (anything with Nicolas Cage), Facebook and Candy Crush. She also loved spoiling her grandchildren.
Sol is survived by her loving husband of more than 41 years, Pedro Jr.; children, Shannon (Lourdes), Peter and Adrian (Carlamae); siblings, Rey, Rio, Luz Escobido, Voz De Paz DelaCruz, Gene Chu and Leo; and grandchildren, Annalysia Sol, Nolan, Andre and Emersyn.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 10, at Parklawn-Wood Funeral Home, 2551 N. Armistead Ave, Hampton. A Mass of Christian burial will be held at 2 p.m., Monday, Jan. 11, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 512 Buckroe Ave., Hampton. Cremation will follow at a later date in a private ceremony at her final resting place, Albert G. Horton Jr. Memorial Veterans Cemetery, 5310 Milners Road, Suffolk.
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