GenogramMark Paul S. Paroli

Introduction• Our family weren’t very close to our relatives in

our father side because of some family problem, however, knowing my Dad I can find a lot of leadership traits that I believe has been handed down to me and my brothers.

• We were usually exposed to our relatives in our mother side.

Mother SideDuring my mother’s younger years, her family didn’t really live comfortably as there were times that my grandparents needed to rely on their siblings to take care of my mother and her brothers and sisters due to financial difficulty. Many of my grandparents’ siblings were willing to help, which could probably explain the closeness of our family to each other.The Solimans are considered to be hard working people, and sometimes being called workaholic people, which is sometimes an advantage and at the same time a disadvantage.

Mother SideGrandparents Mother side

o Maximino Soliman• Was an Entrepreneur. His main business was his insurance

company, but as years went by, he was able to open up several kind of businesses, one of which is an auto shop because of his love of cars, all of them lost when he died in the later part of 1980’s.

• He was known to be very famous in their neighborhood because of his way of solving disputes, and at times acted like a barangay chairman in their area.

• He was really business minded and urged most of his sons and daughters to open a business

• He was known to be a hot headed person which was also passed down to all his sons and daughters

o Virgillia Soliman (my Grandmother)• Was a tiger mom to his children who most of them were

able to finish college despite the hardship of life.• She graduated in Arellano University with a degree in

Education. • She was known to be a strict mother to her 10 children.• Right now being a grandmother to 21 children, I can feel

her unconditional love to us in different ways.

Soliman Family (Mother side)

Siblings• Augosto soliman

o Eldest of the siblingso Finished Mechanical Engineering.o He became president of the company SMC, an international air

cylinders, actuators, valves, fittings, regulators, air dryers and more for the automation industry.

o After my Grandfathers’ death, he acted as the head of the family.

o He has earned the respect of his brothers and sisters even until now.

o He is a father of 2 children, the eldest, a graduate of UA&P and is now an assistant operation manager of the Ayala Malls, and the 2nd a graduate of DLSU where she works in Rustans.

• Januario Solimano A certified public accountant here in the Philippines. He didn’t

took the exam in the USA when he migrated but still landed on a good job because of his hard working attitude.

o His eldest daughter finished Law school in the USA and is now practicing and the other finished mechanical engineering and makes six digits a month in Philippine peso.

Soliman Family (Mother side)

Siblings• Virgilia Soliman – Paroli

o My Mother.o Had 4 wonderful childrenso She was able to finish Optometry and was able to open up

5 branches, which to the current is the largest locally owned opticals in Pampanga.

o She is in my own experience, a tiger mom and a very strict disciplinarian. Because of her strictness, up to this moment, no one in the house is allowed to say a bad word, everyone is obliged to go to mass every Sunday, she taught us to be focused on a Catholic Mass, we were afraid to flunk subjects during our school years, we were supposed to know everything about our business by heart.

o She is a leader, the way I see her, as being respected by everyone because of her hard work and love of the business, which I think is an effective tool.

o She is one of the most hard working person I know. She will come to the clinic from 10am up to 7pm or sometimes until 9pm.

Soliman Family (Mother side)

Siblings• Mina Grace Soliman – Nicolau

o She graduated dentistry, also in Centro escolar university. o She is a mother of 2, one graduated in Brown University

and one in University of Pennsylvania. The one works in Google and the one works in JP Morgan groups of co., both of them were classified as geniuses.

o She is a single mother and is able to take care of two amazing children with good manners

• Maria Luz Soliman – Hamtoo She is a mother of 2 children both also graduated in the

USA. o She is currently an employee in a large company which

specializes in selling flowers.o She is one of my most strict Auntie. She was so strict that

it came to the point that sending us to her house is a form of punishment.

o When we came to the USA, I felt how hospitable she was to us. She gave most of her time to us while we were there. She’s probably one of my favorite.

Mother Side • Marcela Bella Soliman – Sison

o She is a mother of 2, one studying in DLSU taking up civil engineering and the one in HAU.

o She is very active in charity, especially to the aetas in the mountains. o She is also an epitome of hard work especially in charity works.o She is a licensed optometrist but chose the path of helping the needy

• Evangeline Solimano She is an active church member in her community in California. She is a single

mother to one child, which is a very smart kid. Her child is an achiever in her school.

• Maximino Soliman jr.o A hard working father of 4. He wasn’t able to finish high school but because of his

hard work and determination he is able to find many jobs.o Everybody can see with actions how he doesn’t want to happen to his children what

happened to him.

• Ferdinand Solimano Same as Maximino, he wasn’t able to finish High school but has many work in the

USA to help his family especially his kids’ education.

Mother Side • Ronald Soliman

o The youngest of the siblings in my mother side. o He is a famous wedding photographer, being the top 15 wedding

photographer in the USA.o He was able to build his career because of his hard working attitude

and his compassion to his clients. He started as a photojournalist until his boss acknowledged his hard work and passion in photography and was quickly promoted.

o He is married to Bless Soliman, who also supports him in his career.

Father Side• Marcelo Paruli

o My grandfather runs a small business of tailoring as I remember when I was little and we were visiting his house.

• Beatrice Parulio My grandmother would always tell us of her story of making coats and barongs

to people during her young days. o She was able to enter different kind of jobs.o The best things about her is her hard working attitude. She didn’t have a high

paying job but was able to let his Son, Grandsons and granddaughters to finish primary, secondary and tertiary education.

o She is currently developing her dementia but would always repeat how proud she is of his son, my father, for passing the CPA examination.

Siblings•  Antonio Paroli• Alma Paruli• Wilma Paruli

Father Side• Antonio Paroli

o The most hard working person I know. o He works 12 hours a day everyday. He believes that success is the fruit of hard work.o He is the most simplest person I know. He doesn’t really think of the brand of his

things, he has simple clothes, drives a simple car, and just recently started using a smart phone, because we bought him one when his old phone broke down after almost 5 years.

o He believes that living a simple life is the key to living a happy life. His only vices are listening to 60’s music through a radio and watching inside the cinema. I remember one Christmas where he saw the Sale in the mall. He could buy almost anything inside a mall but what he bought was a radio on Sale which was around P900, I could see how happy he was with that radio.

o He was able to finish CPA by being a working student. He used to work in fast food restaurants back then. There were times that the Chinese owner wouldn’t have anything to pay him, so the owner will just pay him “Pancit”. He had so many challenges during his teen years, from family problems to his studies.

o He would always remind us about how sacred marriage is and divorce or separation is never an option.

o My father reads a lot of books. He has a book shelf for himself. Because of his love of books, we have our own mini library inside our house

My Siblings• Jonathan Paroli

o Our eldest. One of the smartest in our family.o He is currently the chief resident in JBL ophthalmology department.o He also inherited the love of books. Most of the books he reads are the same as my

favorite genreso He has probably highest logical skill among us 4. He has almost beaten my father in the

game of chess.o A very responsible person. He believes that everything should always be in order.

• Michael Parolio Another doctor of medicine in the family. He is the only one in the family with a pre med

of Optometry. o He loves to study. He is the only person I know that could spend all his day studying.o A very smart person, in my opinion.

• John Pius Parolio The youngest among the 4 brothers.o He is also currently taking up Optometryo He is an active student leader in his college in CEUo An independent person because he is surviving life in Manila by his own.

My Siblings- I believe that most of us inherited the hot head of everybody in the mother side. But according to my Dad, I am the least to inherit that trait.- Hard working has been one of our attributes. We are always reminded that the only thing our parents can give us is education. And they were able to provide that to us because of hard work, especially that they started from the bottom.- The close family trait is one of the traits I am proud

of. I could still see myself telling my children the importance of a complete family. And to see myself still having gatherings with my siblings through the years to come.

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