Teodorico (Doring) Fontanilla Paet was born on November 17, 1929 at Taleb, Bantay Ilocus Sur. He married Clara Andrion (deceased January 16, 1992) in 1948 at Paing Bantay, Ilocus Sur.
He arrived in Hawaii in 1969 when his brother Zacarias Paet made a petition for him to come to the islands. When he arrived on Maui, he worked at the following establishments: T
he Maui Palms Hotel in Kahului as a dishwasher, the Maui Eldorado in Lahaina as a yard man, and finally at the Wailea Golf Course as a groundskeeper till he retired. At all those establishments, Teodorico always worked hard and you could tell by his hands being strong and having callouses. Working hard so that he could provide a better opportunity and life for his wife and children.
Teodorico F. Paet has 5 children: Lydia who arrived in 1970; Romeo, Jimmy, and Danny who all arrived in 1971; and Esther who arrived in 1972.
Lydia (Jeffrey) Dela Cruz has 2 daughters: Amber (Aaron) Dela Cruz Manezes (no children) and Summer (Jay) Dela Cruz-Parkes and a son Wyatt Jeffrey Parks. They both reside in Seattle.
Romeo (Herminia-deceased) Paet has 2 children: Lynette (Francis) Borden and her 2 children, Patrick and Aleina Borden and Terrence Jr. (Holly Vance) and his 2 children, Aiden and Nathan. Terrence Jr. lives in Nevada. Romeo also has 3 step children, namely, Rodney Andrion, Ruby (Ruben) Tiu, and Renee (Kevin) Kawada.
Jimmy (Gloria) Paet has 3 children: Jimmy Jay. (deceased), Gerold Lee (Lily) Paet and his children, Raleigh and Reel and Jennifer (Dane) Maxwell and her 3 daughters, lhi, Keoho and KUhea.
Esther (Geoffrey) Altura has 2 daughters: Sherrie-Ann Altura and Shannel Altura.
Danny (Josephine-deceased) Paet has 2 children: Michael (Noelle) Paet and his three children, Lucas, Landon & Lennox, and Crystal Paet. They all reside in Washington State.
'Doring' was a good businessman in the Philippines. He sold cows, horses and carabao in Urdanetta, Pangasinan. His hobbies includes cooking for friends and families' weddings, birthdays, anniversaries, and other special occasions; gambling because he thinks that he'll always win; and dancing-social and fundraising dancing where he showed how he 'struts' his stuff. He's always the first one to bid for a dance (even if he does not have money to bid). But the one thing that he always likes it to do is entertain, whether you are neighbor or a family/friend from the mainland, Philippines or Spain, he was always there for you.
He also liked to cook. Since he starts work early in the morning and finishes in the early afternoon, food was always prepared and ready for the family whenever they came home from work. But he did NOT do dishes. This was done by the rest of the family.
He was also known as the 'HAPPY GO-LUCKY MAN' as nothing seemed to bother him. Whether it was scolding from his wife, children, friends and family, he was always 'cool'. No getting mad, upset, stressed, throwing pots and dishes, talking back, etc. no. He was 'cool' and yes, of course there was always the reliever, 'BEER'.
In 2011, he was diagnosed w/ Pneumonia Interval and later on, Cerebrovascular disease. The disease was treated and controlled w/ medication, however, over time; he became tired and realized maybe it was time to rest. He discontinued his medication until his passing.
Teodorico FontanikPaet passed on December 12, 2015
