Julia lost her mom at 11 months old and was raised by her Tio Jesus and Tia Maria in El Monte until the age of 6 or 7 years old. She then went back with her father, brothers and sister in their San Bernardino home. In her early teens the ‘Perez’ family moved next door to them. She then met her future husband Angel M Perez, they fell in love, got married, had some children and the rest is history.
She was a kind, loving mother and grandmother. We can describe her as a good listener, teacher, and always there for each and everyone of us. Some of the things she enjoyed in life was; spending time with her children, vacation time with family, her roses and trips to Vegas to gamble on the Ching Ching machines!
Mom welcomed everyone in her home. All of us enjoyed her cooking and baking and we will miss it a lot. Her recipes will continue on through our new generations within our family.
Our parents home was always the place to go. It could have been just a visit after Sunday church, or on a holiday weekend. Every Easter, Mother’s Day, Father’s Day, 4th of July, Memorial weekend and Labor Day was a family BBQ in the back yard with mom cooking. We celebrated Thanksgiving all together and had to separate our tables with a ‘Adult table’ and a ‘Kids table’ until the family got to big and had to branch off. Christmas and New Years was always fun and mom made sure to get everyone involved in making tamale preparation parties and making ‘Buñuelos’ with all the daughters and grand-daughters. She said that if we can stretch ‘play doh’ you can make ‘Buñuelos’.
Julia is survived by her husband Angel Moreno Perez of 70 years and their children; Frank with wife Betty, Virginia, Eleanor with husband Henry, Esther, Angel Jr with wife Leticia and brother Tony Zamora. She was a beloved grandmother to 14 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Preceded in death by both parents, Brothers Luis, Robert and Ernest, sister Chelo and beloved daughter Angie.
You will be truly missed. But all the memories of you will be in our hearts forever.
