Guadalupe Isais

Guadalupe Isais was born in Tecalitlan, Jalisco on July 9, 1922. She was the oldest of 8 children. At the very young age of 14, she started working for a Hotel in Pihuamo, Jalisco. There she would wash all hotel linens by hand to help provide for her brother and sisters. In 1942, she married Mr. Manuel Isais. During their marriage, they had 8 children. Together with their two oldest sons, they worked a grinding mill of brown sugar. There Guadalupe made all the daily meals for the workers. Guadalupe constantly looked for ways to help her family. From there, she and her family moved on to sale food outside of movie theaters in Tecoman, Jalisco. In 1963, seeking to provide a better future for their children they moved to Tijuana, Baja California. There she cooked food to sale to help support her children. She was a model mother that always placed her children first. Around 1970, they moved to the United States and there she was a homemaker that looked after her children. Guadalupe was a very religious person and full of faith, always going to church, praying and reciting the rosary. One of her family outings on Sunday with her children was going to church and grabbing a bit to eat afterwards. Some of her children, grand children, and great grandchildren still got to enjoy going to church with her. One of her favorite food to always eat was Chinese food and favorite colors were black and white. She always made sure that the favorite fruit of her children was never missing at her house, which were bananas. She was surround by 30 grandchildren, 50 great grandchildren, and 1 great great grandchild. She showed them how to be loving, caring, and hard working. She was an amazing woman, with an enormous heart, and always putting her family before herself. She was a type of person that would almost never say no, when it came to helping people. The doors to her house were always open to the people and family that truly needed her help. We know and understand that there is no one perfect in this world, other than God, but she was just simply close to being perfect. But as a Wife, Mother, and Grandmother she was perfect!