Cora Maria Hamilton (ne Bautista) was born on November 5, 1958in Cavite, Philippines, the third child of Alfredo and Paulina (neMadrid). After graduating high school, Cora took stenography classesand worked as a waitress when she met her husband Ronald in1983. Shortly thereafter, they married and welcomed their son RonaldJunior in 1986. An avid cook, lover of children, and devout Catholic,Cora weathered her husband's many naval deployments throughouthis twenty years of military service, culminating in a love story thatlasted almost 40 years until her passing on February 27, 2022.Cora is survived by her husband Ronald, son Ronald Junior, daughterRizzalyn, grandson Joey, and granddaughter Jazzmine.