Estefana G. Leal

Estefana worked as a laundress and a caregiver for many, many years. She was a member of Holy Family Catholic Church. She had a passion and love for the Greenwood Senior Center. In March 2016, she was honored by Judge Joe Benavides for Women’s History Month at the Greenwood Senior Center. She was among 12 honorees.

She loved Bingo at the center and was very active there. St. Jude and Virgin of San Juan were among the charities she always contributed to. She never drove a car, never wore pants or sandals and was always classily dressed. She was always seen in her Sunday best.

She is preceded in death by her parents and 9 siblings: Martin (Guadalupe) Leal, Refugio Leal, Gerardo (Marina) Leal, Trinidad (Dominga) Leal, Antonio (Guadalupe) Leal, Francisco (Jane) Leal, Lorenzo (Dorothy) Leal, Luciano (Santiaga) Leal and Angelita Leal Trevino.

She will always be remembered fondly and greatly missed by her many nieces and nephews.

Estefana always carried the following article:

1932

HISTORY:

Oliver Wendell Holmes quit the Supreme Court at age 90.

Hitler ran for president as a Nazi Candidate; lost by 6 million votes.

Lindbergh Baby was kidnapped; later found murdered.

Marconi successfully tested the first short-wave radio.

With 11 million jobless, “Hoovervilles” sprang up.

“Buck Rogers” aired on CBS Radio.

In London, James Chadwick announced the discovery of neutrons.

In Pittsburgh, Chemist C.C. King isolated Vitamin C.

Millions in the State of Maine watched a solar eclipse.

PRESIDENT: Herbert Hoover (R)

VICE PRESIDENT: Charles Curtis (R)

SPORTS:

South California won the Rose Bowl 21-12 over Tulane.

Burgoo King won the Kentucky Derby with Jockey E. James.

Fred Fame drove Miller Hartz Special Race to Victory in Indy 500, averaging 104.1 mph.

Olympics were held in Los Angeles, California.

Army shut out Navy 20-0 in annual football game.

ACADEMY AWARD WINNERS:

Best Picture: “Grand Hotel”

Best Actress: Helen Hayes, “The Sin of Madelon Claudet”

Best Actors: Fredric March, “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde” and Wallace Beery, “The Champ”

BIRTHS:

Edward Kennedy – U.S. Senator

Elizabeth Taylor – American Actress

Mario Cuomo – Governor of New York

Dick Gregory – Writer, Comedian, Civil Rights Activist

PRICES:

Postage stamp: $.03; Bread (pound loaf): $.07, Milk (Quart): $.11; Gas (Gallon): $.20; and the average cost of a house was $6,515.00

God Bless those born in 1932 . . .