Ramona Valdez

Born February 06,1941 Passing 08/01/2024

Married to

George M. Valdez November 26, 1957 (RIP) 09/24/2021)

Son :

Paul M. Valdez June 9. 1960

Martin E. Valdez Sept. 10 1961

Louie J. Valdez June 5, 1964 (RIP 12/2018)

Daughter

Loretta Valdez March 28th, 1971

Grandchildren

Jesse, Amanda, Joshua, Georgie, Mathew, Aaron, Megan, and Elizabeth (Boo) lol

Great Grandchildren:

Aliyah, Savannah, Charles, Owen, Silas, Wyatt, Anthony, Mia, Isabella and Gryffin

My mom through a daughter”s Eye”s

Ramona Rios Orantes

was her birth name. Her Parents were Father Luis Rios and mother Manuellal Orantes, Her Siblings in heaven are as follows: Dora Hernandez, Chella Reyes, Margie Silva Dominqus , Thelie Rios, Louie Rios, Earnie RIos,Rudy Hernandez.

These are the living siblings Mary DeSoto, Ignachio Hernadez, Alex Hernadez and Polly Morales.

My mom comes from a large poor family. Yet, we are billionaires in family values, traditions, family gatherings and visiting their parents. To me as a child it felt like we were at grandmas every weekend. Our cousins were what we had as our first friendships in life. The bond that my mom had with her sibling was very close and all but one grew up together in this tight knit family. And to this day, their bonds have not changed only aged. That created us children all a solid foundation as family roots, family traditions, morales and values of what true unconditional love is.

She married at the age of sixteen to my father Gearge M. Valdez. When my parents first started dating my father was enlisted in the U.S. Navy. He served the rest of his first term dating my mom. From the stories told my mom broke up with my dad when his enlistment was over, so my dad reenlisted for another term in the Navy then he and my mom reunited. I guess my dad decided he was not going to lose her again and married her. My moms Parents signed for her to marry my dad at the Ventura County Court House in November,26 1956. And they left my grandparents and her family and said goodbye to my dads parents. Grandma Valdez gave them 2 pillows, blanket, plates 2 cup and few other items and off my parents went, with florida being there destination. My parents live the military life for 2 years returning home with my brother Paul, soon to follow was Marty, Louie a loss of a daughter (died at birth) and then I was born a daughter Loretta. My parents together have built a legacy that only most dream of. They raised us kids with morals work ethics deering hunting family traditions. My dad and mom are always family it is the core foundation of their beliefs. My dad gave us 86 years here on this earth and for 64 of those years has loved my mom like she was a delicate diamond as he would say “My Barbie”with the twinkle still in his eyes. My mom instilled in us catholic religion and protected us as children, having us baptized not too long after birth. My mothers love and faith protects us to this day. She lost my brother Louie to cancer in december 9, 2018. It was devastating as a family we pulled throw leaning on each other. For the next 3 years my parents lived for the love of each other. It was in and out of hospitals, health up and down, Yet still maintaing family traditions with holidays, was not the same with out my brother. My dad was diagnosed with lung caner in stage 1. This was something that when my dad told my mom, he asked me to be there. It was a devastating conversion, loving as well, my dad encouraging my mom to keep living for us kids. It became living each day to the best we could making special moments. When we lost my dad in s september 24 2021, changed life as we knew it. My mom was devastated, we were all devastated. I never heard my mom cry once we put my dad to rest. My mother still pushed thru the next 3 years of her life. I begged her when my dad went to heaven, to please give me a little time before she went with him. And she did just that. She gave me and my daughter and my grandkids the best part of her life even though her eyes were sad. I can honestly say that the passing of my mother has surely strengthened who I am as a person. My parents life story is a true eternal love story now. I had the honor of living with and walking the end of life path with to of the most amazing people that I was truly blessed to call my parents. It was an honor to see then through their end years together truly blesses to witness an end of life story and understand the true meaning of now we celebrate her eternal happiness living in Gods glory.