Larma Torres said it is important she and her sisters keep their grandmother updated on how they are growing up. But before going to Blaisdell Center Arena for the ceremony, parents Judy and Joe Guieb and Gigi's siblings, Janice and Jason, will visit her grave at Hawaiian Memorial. They've made the trip nearly every weekend day since January, when Gigi died from a kidney infection. Yesterday, they were joined by more than 20 other relatives and Gigi's friends from school. Judy Guieb said they arrive early in the morning and leave late in the afternoon.
Some relatives come before work.
Later in the day, Gigi's school friends stop by. In mid-day, a cousin might go and get some food. The same foods are placed on the grave next to Gigi's, that of her grandfather, Asuncion Guieb, who died in 1996. Gigi used to join the rest of the family in visiting her grandfather's grave. Janice said they sometimes bring Gigi her favorite breakfast, an Egg McMuffin and orange juice from McDonalds.