Zenaida F. Simpao

Zenaida F. Simpao passed away on Sunday, September 1, 2019 at her home surrounded by family and friends, after a courageous fight with cancer and kidney disease. She was known as a kind and gentle woman with a fierce and independent spirit. After Zenaida immigrated and settled in the United States with her husband and children in 1987, she traveled extensively and resided in Maryland, Virginia, and California. She enjoyed spontaneously going to “pasyal”, which means to go sightseeing and doing short road trips. Zenaida loved to try new restaurants and saved advertisement clippings of restaurants in order to have ideas of where to eat next. She is currently in heaven with her husband and son, enjoying a can of Coke and a bowl of rice with dried fish and lechon kawali. In addition to being a foodie, Zenaida was known to be hospitable and loved to cook for her family and guests. Some of her most well-known dishes include adobo sa patis, beef stew (menudo), sinigang, BBQ pork chop, and Filipino spaghetti. When she was not cooking, she loved getting comfortable with a tub of popcorn and watching action or comedy films and Filipino teleseryes. Some of her favorite movies include Rush Hour, The Expendables, Lord of the Rings, or anything that she could watch with her grandchildren that was wholesome and did not have any “kissy kissy” scenes. Zenaida is the beloved wife of the late Jose Carlos D. Simpao, the love of her life whom she was married to for 54 years. She was the loving mother of Joselito Simpao (Jane) of Manila, Philippines, Federico Simpao (Cynthia) of Manila, Philippines, Benjamin Simpao (deceased), Joey Simpao (Beth) of Ft. Washington, Maryland, Bernadette Dava (Raymond) of San Jose, California, Carlo Simpao and Johanna Meyer (Jeff) of Springfield, Virginia. She is also survived by eight wonderful grandchildren; Erik, Jeffrey, Patrick, Christopher, Kristen, Kelsey, Kasie, and Tyler, three great grandchildren; Cassie, Isabella, and Eli Sebastian. A Memorial Mass will be held at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 6222 Franconia Rd., Alexandria, VA on Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 1130 AM. The interment will be held on the same day at 1 pm at Mount Comfort Cemetery, 6600 S Kings Highway, Alexandria, VA 22306.

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Zenaida F. Simpao

September 3, 1939 - September 1, 2019