Lydia Torres

Like many of you Lydia undertook many roles and responsibilities for many people throughout her life such as being a daughter, sister, cousin, wife, mother, step-mother, grand-mother, great grand-mother, aunt, and even a friend. So, I’m sure you will agree that summing up her life in a few words is difficult because no single memory or collection of memories could ever adequately describe who she was or what impact she had on the lives of the many people that shared her life. So please bear with me as I try to describe her from a very teeny-tiny personal perspective.

Although dearly loved, Lydia was a complicated, multi-faceted person. She lived her life truly unconcerned or constrained with what people may have thought of her. She believed that a person should grab hold of life and passionately live true to their inner core. And to NEVER compromise one’s self to appease others. Lydia relentlessly stayed true to her inner core despite the many highs and lows of her long life, she serves as an example to us all in this respect.

You don’t meet a person like Lydia every day. She could be very funny and was known to enjoy a chuckle. However, and I say this lovingly she could also be spunky, sassy, stubborn, plucky, feisty, cantankerous, and at times could be very vocal depending on the topic of conversation. I’m sure several of you may even have a memory or two of her vigorously voicing her opinions or beliefs.

With all this being said, for many of us we are feeling a deep sense of loss and grief. But remember death is not the end all. It is merely a step we must all take in order to meet our divine maker God. Knowing Lydia, she would not want us to sit around mourning and crying for her. She would most likely be saying something like, “No, no no, what is this crying stop it! I’m in heaven now with Dad, Donna and Pelon. Now go to the house and eat! Don’t worry about me I’m at peace now!”

Thank you all for bearing witness to Lydia’s life.