KABILANG si Heart Evangelista sa mga namimighati sa pagpanaw ni Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago. Very close ang aktres sa senadora na second mother ang turing niya. Si Sen. Miriam din ang nagsilbing Cupid kina Heart at Sen. Chiz Escudero dahil siya ang nagpakilala sa dalawa sa isa’t isa.

Sa series of posts sa Instagram (IG), ibinahagi ni Heart ang lungkot na nararamdaman sa pagpanaw ng senadora.

“My mommy, my Tita, my Elizabeth Taylor, my lawyer, my mentor, my everything... I don’t know what to say... I cannot say goodbye. I just can’t... You put so much happiness and positivity in my life that I just can’t imagine I can’t call you ever again... Tita, I remember you telling me it will be like you just travelled to see your son who you just imagine is studying abroad... I might have to think like that for now... I love you my super hero... I will miss you my Cleopatra... I will be the luckiest girl in history to have you as my 2nd mom. I love you so much!!! Until we meet again my mommy M...”

“I love you Tita... I can’t believe you’re gone... My #1 protector. Thank you for being my hero... I love you so much... I don’t know what to do.”

“You would read vogue for me and in return I would study your law books... You made me study the ‘serious Einstein subjects’ and bring me to meet the ‘kings and queens’ the way you would say it... You showed me so much of the world, put on my slippers when I had a migraine and fed me the best lobsters in bed... Iwould sleepover for weekends and stay up till 2 AM and we would talk about Cleopatra and Grace Kelly... Your big hair and workout clothes, your lambing tone, your sweetness and kisses... When this photo was taken a halo appeared on my screen... Indeed you were and will always be my guardian angel...”

Nakaburol sa Cathedral Grottos ng Immaculate Conception Cathedral sa Lantana Street, Cubao, Quezon City ang magiting na senadora.

Ayon sa report, sa October 2 ang libing ni Sen. Miriam sa Loyola Memorial Park sa Marikina. (NITZ MIRALLES)