Ana C. Quintanilla

I am happy to see so many people here today to pay their respects to my mother, Ana. Seeing so many loving friends and relatives shows how wonderful a person my mother was. For those of you here that do not know me, my name is Lorena and I am Ana's eldest daughter.

My mother Ana, was a kind, sweet, loving, compassionate and one of the most humble person we had the privilege to call our mother.

She never missed an opportunity to help others through her kind and selfless acts.

My mother was a hard working person who instilled in us the importance of education and hard work. These values my mom passed down to me, my brother Wilber and my little sister Grace Has helped us to accomplished our goals.

She was a loyal person to her husband, her friends and her job. She worked in the same company ( Hoerbiger) for 27 years, she was so loyal and dedicated that she worked on the day she gave birth to her younger daughter - Grace.

She married the love of her life, my father, Gonzalo at a young age of 25 and they were married for 49 years.

They worked together for 27 years, ate lunch everyday together, travel together, shopped together ; they spend every moment together- now if that's not true love , I don't know what is.

She was born in El Salvador but was proud to be a naturalized American citizen.

She loved to cook, shop, and travel. Her grandchildren were spoiled rotten (Erika, Nicolaus and her baby - Ethan) with hugs and kisses.

Her grandchildren were her pride and joy. She welcome Frankie (Erika's husband) with open arms and loved him like her own grandchild.

She treated my husband Jim like her son and Catherine like her daughter. She would always side with them because they could never do any wrong in her eyes; She loved you both dearly.

Now, she was a soccer fanatic and loved her US team, she would scream at the tv and argue with the referee and dad; she was a feisty little woman who battle her lung disease until the Lord took her home.

I am very proud of my mother. She taught us a lot about the importance of balancing work and family. She was a well-respected wife, mother, coworker, and friend.

She would always tell us, "treat others as you would like to be treated"; Apparently, she should know - just look around you and the person next to you can tell you what an exceptional woman my mother was.

I will leave you with this poem I wrote for my Mommie:

Mommie,

In the meadows of the Lord's garden

I envision you in peace

Our path has not ended

For we shall meet again

And we will hold hands and laugh again

As a mother with her child

For this is not the end

But a celebration of your life

Enjoy the gardens and the meadows

Sweet angel

And rejoice in the love of the Lord.

We love you Mommie, and you will forever live in our hearts.

Written by: Lorena Dubreuil ( eldest daughter) 7/25/15