Virginia A. Calvino, 80, passed away on February 22, 2021 in Austin, Texas. Virginia was born in the Republic of Panama on January 5, 1941; daughter to the late Alfredo Arango Amaya and Corina Henriquez de Arango, she was the youngest of 11 children. Virginia is survived by her husband of 59 years, Brother Knight Ruben Calvino, Sr., children, Ruben Calvino, Jr. and wife Imelda Rodriguez; Gina Calvino and husband Jose Salas; Raphael Calvino and wife Susie Calvino; Ricardo Calvino and wife Suzanne Cortez; and Ramsey Calvino and wife Amy Mandel. She is also survived by 8 grandchildren, one great-grandson, 6 sisters, 39 nieces and nephews in the United States and abroad.
Family was the most important thing in the world to Virginia. At family gatherings you would either find her dancing or socializing with her children and grandchildren. Virginia loved traveling with her husband Ruben, they took many trips with their friends and fellow parishioners overseas. She also really enjoyed getting dressed up and going out to different functions with Ruben at The Knights of Columbus.
Virginia was a talented artist and an active member of the Austin community and her church. At her home church, St Catherine of Siena Catholic Church in Oak Hill, she was a Eucharistic Minister, a volunteer in various community and elderly ministries, and a participant in many prayer groups. Virginia and Ruben spent Sunday mornings administering the Eucharist to homebound parishioners. As a member of the HUGS Ladies Group at the Oak Hill Methodist Church, Virginia helped make neck coolers and Christmas packages for the troops in Afghanistan. She also spent many years visiting residents at the Stonebridge Nursing Home. Virginia loved studying languages and the arts. She studied French and was fluent in English, Spanish, and American and Spanish Sign Language. These skills allowed her to volunteer her time at The Austin Symphony Square Children’s Day at the Park, the Austin School for Deaf where she taught Spanish Sign Language, and as an instructor at various recreation centers in the Austin area. Virginia’s artwork was exhibited at the Benson Latin American Collection at the University of Texas in Austin, the Laguna Gloria Arts Museum, and other places in Austin. Her artwork was also exhibited abroad in Puerto Rico and in Aruba. While living in Aruba, she illustrated the cover for the book Mi Bida y Aids by Ruben Odorr.
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