Reina Calderon Marcucci was born in Huehuetenango, Guatemala. She became a teacher by the time she was 16 and a nurse by the time she was in her early twenties. She met and married the love of her life, Miguel Angel, while she was working at the hospital and he was in medical school. They were adventurous risk takers and with two babies they moved to the US. They soon welcomed another daughter. While Atlanta was always home, Reina loved Panama City Beach, Florida where she was a successful real estate investor and spent the happiest days of her life!
Reina had many amazing accomplishments in her life, but what she was most proud of were her children and her beautiful granddaughters. She welcomed all her kids’ friends into her home and was a second mom to many. Everyone called her “Mama” or “Mama Reina”. She was larger than life, always happy and smiling. She brought sparkle, fun and joy to every occasion and to everyone she met. She loved Christmas and started decorating in September. She thought December was the best month of the year and threw an awesome party every Christmas Eve. She was predeceased by her husband, Miguel Angel, and son, Mike. She is survived by two daughters Trish (Tom Sheeran) and Jackie (David Price); daughter in law, Fannyna, and four granddaughters Natalia, Isabella, Angelina and Sophie; niece, Melin Waldrop (Bill); grandnephew, Donnie Britt (Carrie); grandniece, Vickie Blackburn (Merik); four great grandnephews, David, Michael, William and Beau, and many other relatives. She will be missed by many but her spirit lives on.
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Mike’s Angels, Inc. (www.mikesangels.org).
COMPARTA UN OBITUARIO
v.1.8.18