The communicators’ anguish at losing their father, who served as their mentor in their line of work.

“My best buddy, Father, you have my undying love. I appreciate how you set an example of friendship, generosity, passion, and love for your family. You were a warrior and an optimist. Thus, the sports journalist Francisco Molestina said, “You made it, Dad, forever.” Francisco Molestina Gómez, a lawyer, former emelec player, and Ecuadorian youth international, was the father of Pancho, José Alberto, and Ana.

Pancho and José Alberto accompanied their father to the stadium; for Francisco Jr., he was a transformative figure who taught him to live for the game.

Born in 1954, Molestina Gómez focused on practicing law while teaching football to his two boys, who are currently internet, radio, and television journalists.

In the meantime, during his departure, journalist José Alberto thought back on his father: “I appreciate all of your unwavering devotion. You were a great man and always will be. Dad, may you rest in peace.

The journalist Pancho Molestina frequently used the following quote: “My old man is a wonderful man, he’s brilliant; he took me to the stadium and instilled in me a love for football and journalism.” “Where your passion for football began,” Pancho wrote to his father on December 29, 2024, Molestina Gómez’s birthday. The person who is in charge of that love was born today. Happy 70th birthday, dad, I’ll always be grateful.

The Parque de la Paz cemetery in La Aurora, Daule, is where Francisco Molestina Gómez’s remains are being interred.