Argentina Guadalupe Fernandez

Doña Argentina, tenía buenos recuerdos desde cuando era Niña. Saltaba la soga y jugaba rayuela al estilo dominicano. Ella tenía una ambición de aprender y enseñar a todos los que necesitaban. Era muy importante ver a la familia reunidas, compartiendo juntos. Además, logro ser modista sencilla y hacer bellas a las mujeres felices, hermosas y muy apreciadas y valoradas. Desde niña, disfrutaba haciendo dulces para venderlo. Era muy creativa para ganar dinero y mantener su familia en D.R. . El orgullo de Argentina era convertirse en ciudadana americana y ver a sus hijos graduados. Fue dueña de un dry cleaners en New York. En la Florida tuvo una larga carrera en La Cantina de San Angel Inn, EPCOT Center. Fue voluntaria en la iglesia de Holy Cross. Su pasatiempo era viajar, jugar dominó, bailar, escuchar música y estar junto con su querida Loly, su perrita. Se sintió muy bendecida por Dios, por toda su vida.

Gracias papa Dios por darnos una madre preciosa.

Doña Argentina G. Fernandez, 85 years, of Orlando, Florida passed away on August 31, 2017. She was born on December 12, 1931 in Las Charcas, Santiago of the Dominican Republic to the late Ismael Tavarez and Rosa Maria Fernandez. Argentina’s grandfather was the late Manuel Fernandez and her grandmother was the late Micaela Fernandez. (This being her legal obituary according to her Last Will & Testament.)

Argentina married Jose Q. Fernandez in 1947 who preceded her in death in 1956, and left her a widow; and, then she remarried on October 14, 1962 to Maximo A. Fernandez who preceded her in death in January, 2017.

Argentina’s children who preceded her in death are Maria Christina Fernandez in 1965 and Jose Modesto Fernandez in 1993. Her brother Raymond Tavarez preceded her in March 2017; and, grandson Edwardo Francisco Fernandez also preceded her in March, 2017.

Argentina is survived by her Children: Juana A. Fernandez (Jose) of Orlando, Florida, Antonio Expedito Fernandez (Karen) of Scottsdale, Arizona, Ana Norka Fernandez (Lynn), of Orlando, Florida and Abel DeJesus Fernandez (Janie) of Saint Cloud, Florida.

Argentina’s Grandchildren are: Rosemary Fernandez, Lisa Cook (Brian) of North Carolina, Joseph Fernandez (Nancy) of Georgia and David Fernandez.

Argentina’s remaining Siblings: Andrea Rodriguez, Margarita Fernandez, Barbara Tavarez, Experanza Molina, Marcelo Tavarez, Luis Tavarez, Maximo Tavarez, Fernando Tavarez.

Argentina, as a child had fond memories of jump roping and playing hopscotch – Dominican style. She had an ambition to learn and teach herself everything and anything that she could, like a sponge absorbing water. The things that made her smile the most were watching all of her children eat and grow together; and, the times that she spent with them.

Argentina’s proudest personal moments were becoming an American citizen, receiving her Nationalization papers, and seeing her children graduate. Argentina’s proudest family moments were when her family and their families were all together at the house eating her cooking and laughing. Her proudest career accomplishment was being a seamstress and making beautiful handmade clothes to make people (mostly women) feel beautiful, treasured and valued. Argentina, from the time she was a young woman, enjoyed making candy treats and selling them, and had a beautiful creative mind to make money and provide for her family in the D.R. She had a long lasting career at San Angel Inn, La Cantina and EPCOT Center. She was also a business owner in New York and Florida. Argentina enjoyed singing and volunteering at Holy Cross Church. Her favorite passions and pastimes were traveling, playing dominoes, dancing, good music and her beloved Chihuahua, Lola. She loved enjoying times with close friends and family, surrounded by people she loved and who needed some loving. She blessed so many with beautiful things throughout her entire life.