Victoria Valdez Partido

She attended the National Teaching College circa 1962 but did not finish her schooling. She had one term left to finish but opted to not finish so that she could marry and emigrate from the Philippines. She married Emilio Niño Partido on July 4, 1964, and immigrated to the United States.

Victoria was a US naval housewife when she arrived in the United States. Each of her four children were born in four different locations. Romulo was born in Alameda, California. Cynthia was born in Olongapo, Philippines. Brenda was born in Great Lakes, Illinois. Emeline was born in Honolulu, Hawaii. While residing in Hawaii for nine years Victoria had work-from-home jobs making macrame creations and leis so that she could work and raise her four children. The money that she earned was used to buy the family home in San Diego. After Emeline was born and became a toddler Victoria attended cosmetology school and became a licensed cosmetologist.

After Emilio’s retirement in 1981 the family settled in San Diego. Victoria opened Vickie’s Beauty Salon and was a small business owner. She permed, cut, and/or colored many people’s hair in the 1980’s and 1990’s. When Emeline graduated from high school in 1995 Victoria retired and helped care for her elderly father and her newborn Apo/grandson Mark.

She is survived by her husband and her four children. She is survived by her older sisters Agapita Valdez Joaquin and Josefa Valdez Niño and younger sister Angelita Valdez Reyes. She is also survived by her 7 grandchildren Mark, Roman, Joshua, Sean, Carisa, Luke, and Levi who are all native San Diegans.

She did not have much leisure time as she raised her children and owned her business. When she did have leisure time in her retirement, she enjoyed attending the Holy Family prayer groups, attending Zumba classes, traveling home to the Philippines, dancing, and spending time with family at parties.

She was loving, kind, smart, hard-working, spiritual, and philanthropic. She loved to smile and laugh and dance. She was an optimist and was able to see the good in every situation and count her blessings. She loved life and wanted to live a long, long life. In order to ensure that her children and grandchildren also live a long life she often was heard saying, “Don’t take chance” whenever she heard any one of her children or grandchildren discussing any of life’s many situations where a life choice had to be made. She is truly missed by her loved ones.

She entered into rest on November 17, 2023, in San Diego, California.

We love and miss you Baket, Mom, and Apong. May you rest in peace and may perpetual light shine upon you.