Concha was born to Hilario and Concepción Segura on August 6th, 1929 in Mexico City, Mexico. As a child, she excelled in school and wrote romantic novels which were published before she turned 18.
Concha decided to move to Washington DC in 1963, after a trip to France. She was a brave pioneer woman who chose to become a career woman and stay single, dedicating her life to her work and to her faith in God. While she didn’t have her own children, she was by far the best aunt any kid would wish, and she holds a sacred place and love in all our hearts.
In addition to being an excellent writer and editor at the Pan American Health Organization until her retirement, she also loved playing chess during her lunch breaks and on weekends, becoming one of the first District of Columbia female chess champions. Concha loved collecting doll houses and doing artistic collages, even until her last months. She also was a passionate reader and cook.
Throughout her entire life, she held an unwavering faith in God, which she shared with those who surrounded her. She held various volunteering roles in the Parishes where she was active, and loved to take silent retreats at Holy Cross Abbey in Berryville, WV. During the last 13 or so years she was a resident at Victory Terrace, she and her loving friend Bill Baldwin, who recently passed away too, may he rest in peace, worked together to bring the weekly communion and mass to the catholic community in the residence with the support of the priests at Our Lady of Mercy Church.
Concha joins her parents, Hilario and Concepción in Heaven. She is survived by her sister, Isabel (93), and her brother, Teodoro (90), her nieces and nephews, Marcella, Ana Christina (Dario), Teodoro (Miriam), Cecilia, Beatriz and Carlos(Ana), and her many grand nieces and nephews.
Deuteronomy 33:27
“The Eternal God is your refuge, and his everlasting arms are under you.”
Psalm 91:11
“For He will give His angels charge concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.”
Exodus 23:20
“See, I am sending an angel ahead of you to guard you along the way and to bring you to the place I have prepared.”
She will be also missed by Mónica Bolis, Fabiana Sivila, Andrew Gilmour, friends from the Community of Victory Terrace and of Our Lady of Mercy Church, and many other lasting friends she made during her life.
Fr. Joe Cwik is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Topic: Funeral Mass for Concepción Segura Ruiz Esparza
Time: March 2, 2021 11:30 AM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
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Meeting ID: 856 9495 7478
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