Amalia Quihuiz Perez

AMALIA QUIHUIZ PEREZ WAS BORN AT THE KENNETH HOUSTON RANCH IN MESA, ARIZONA WHICH NOW SITS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DOBSON RANCH GOLF COURSE. MOLLY, AS WE ALL CALLED HER, WAS THE 2ND CHILD OUT OF 8 TO MARGARITA AND GEORGE QUIHUIZ. SHE WAS NICKNAMED “ GUERA “ BY HER SIBLINGS BECAUSE OF HER LIGHT SKIN AND HAIR. ( IT’S A MEXICAN THING TO HAVE NICKNAMES). SHE ATTENDED JORDAN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO THE 8TH GRADE WHERE ALL THE MEXICAN CHILDREN ATTENDED AND EXPERIENCED SEGREGATION IN THE EARLY 1950’S. IT WAS A GREAT SCHOOL AND SHE MADE LASTING FRIENDSHIPS THERE.

SHE WORKED CLEANING HOUSES FOR THE HOUSTON FAMILIES AND THAT KEPT HER BUSY AND LOVED IT BECAUSE IT TAUGHT HER TO BE AN IMMACULATE HOUSEKEEPER.

SHE MET THE LOVE OF HER LIFE AT THE HOUSTON RANCH BECAUSE HE WAS RELATED TO ONE OF THE FAMILIES THERE, THE FIGUEROAS. THEY EVENTUALLY MARRIED AND RAISED 2 WONDERFUL BOYS, SONNY AND CARLOS.

MOLLY CONTINUED WORKING HELPING HER HUSBAND PACKING TOMATOES AND TEACHING CATECHISM, RAISING HER BOYS AND ATTENDING THEIR SCHOOL FUNCTIONS WHILE STILL KEEPING AN IMMACULATE HOME.

MOLLY LIVED HER LAST YEARS AT SIERRA VIEW HOMES WHERE SHE WAS CARED FOR WITH THE DIGNITY THAT SHE DESERVED. THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS THEIR GRATITUDE TO THE STAFF.

MOLLY IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND MANUEL, PARENTS GEORGE AND MARGARITA, HER SISTERS DOLORES AND ISABEL. HER BROTHERS ALBERTO, JOAQUIN AND QUINTIN. HER ONLY SURVIVING SISTER ELEANOR ESPINOZA OF GILBERT ARIZONA AND HER SON SONNY AND HIS WIFE, KIM; SON, CARLOS AND HIS WIFE, MARY; STEP SON, EDDIE AND HIS WIFE, LORRAINE; HER GRANDCHILDREN: DESIREE, LACEY, ELIZABETH, CHRISTOPHER, MARI, ASHLEE; AND HER GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN: RYAN, BLAKEY, BENJAMIN, CORI, JOSEPH, BAILEY, AND SADIE.