Angelina Carrillo Silva

Angelina Carrillo Silva died peacefully at home in Tracy, CA on January 25, 2022 with her children by her side. She was 78 years old. Angie is survived by her 6 children; Chris Silva of Sacramento, CA, Lisa Guillen of Tracy, CA, Steven Silva of Manteca, CA, Stephanie Royal of Stockton, CA, Suzanne Silva of Los Angeles, CA, and Veronica VanThyne of Los Angeles, CA. She is also survived by her siblings; Virginia Jimenez of Stockton CA, Ernie Medina of Stockton, and Anna Carrillo of Napa. She is preceded in death by her sister Esther Carrillo of Napa CA, and parents, Ernesto Carrillo of Sonora, Mexico, and Concha Carrillo of Zacatecas, Mexico, who both resided in Stockton, CA for most of their lives. She was the most loving grandma of 9 grandchildren and “GG Mom” to 9 great-grandchildren.

Angie was born on September 27, 1943 in Stockton, CA and was the eldest daughter of Ernesto and Concha Carrillo. She graduated from St. Mary’s High School in 1960, and went on to study to become an accountant. She married the late Hilario “Larry” Silva, a musician and counselor, in 1961. Over the next 10 years, they welcomed 5 children into their happy home. Although they divorced after 17 years, they remained life-long friends until Larry passed away on Christmas Day 2018. Angie had her youngest child with David Gamboa in 1984, whom she also remained friends with up until the day she passed. She thoroughly enjoyed playing Bingo and would never pass up an opportunity to go to the casinos to play the slots, but her children will always remember her as a kind and loving mother who truly enjoyed nothing more than spending time with her 6 children, 9 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren. Her family meant the world to her.

Angie lived most of her life in Stockton, CA and was a great friend to the community. Throughout her life, she worked as an accountant and talented chef and volunteered countless hours of her time for the causes she believed in.

Early on while her children were still young, she marched alongside the great American Civil Rights activists Cesar Chavez and Dolores Huerta, and assisted with the bookkeeping and accounting for the United Farm Workers labor union they established. UFW went on to win important victories to raise pay and improve working conditions for farm workers in the late 1960’s and 1970’s.

Angie was very dedicated to helping organizations that serve our Latin community such as LULAC, Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce, Hispanic for Political Action (HPA), El Comite Patriotico Mexicano, COMA, and El Concilio (Council for the Spanish Speaking) for which she helped raise money, served during special events and referred many Spanish-speaking individuals in need of help. She also volunteered planning for the Cinco de Mayo Parade, and for the Fiesta afterward that brought families together to celebrate this event. She was instrumental in organizing Su Salud, an event that provided medical care to those without health insurance. Furthermore, she was also involved with the Miss Hispanic Pageant in the early years, which helped young Latinas gain access to college scholarships. Because of her unselfish efforts to help the Stockton community, she was recognized by the El Concilio (Council for the Spanish Speaking) in 1998 as the Volunteer of the Year.

Angie also helped feed the hungry in our community. Many times she helped LULAC Council 2060 with its Christmas Food Basket Program, assembling food baskets that went to poor families during the Christmas holidays. She also helped pass out food at St. Mary's interfaith, the Emergency Food Bank and her beloved Catholic Parishes.

Angie Silva was also an "Employment And Training Professional' and worked as a Supervisor for The City of Stockton's Employment and Training Opportunities Department. As such, she helped people become prepared and learn new skills to obtain employment. She also worked under the Private Industry Council's Summer Youth Employment and Training Program. She was especially dedicated to serving our high-risk youth population by putting them to work and providing them opportunities where they not only earned a wage, but also developed transferable skills that helped them pursue future endeavors.

After retiring from bookkeeping, accounting, and working for the city of Stockton, Angie pursued her love of cooking by attending and graduating from culinary school while in her 40’s. She was an amazing cook whose tamales were famous and loved by all who were so lucky to taste them. As a talented and accomplished chef, many times her skills were used to cook at fundraisers to raise funds for our community service organizations, such as those aforementioned. In the 90’s she fulfilled her dream of opening her own restaurant. Conchita’s Restaurant, named after her beloved mother, was located in Stockton CA. Shortly after opening, Conchita’s received a rave review in The Stockton Record when a food critic described her Mexican food as “The Real Thing”, and her Capirotada a “World-class dessert”. For this entrepreneurial endeavor, she was recognized by the Mexican-American Chamber of Commerce as Business Woman of The Year in 1995.

Angie was also a member of several political campaign committees. She helped raise funds for our up-and-coming elected officials, such as Tony Gutierrez for Assembly in the 1980’s, Steve Gutierrez during his Supervisor runs, and California’s first Latino elected Lieutenant Governor in 1998. Angie didn’t know the word “No” when she asked others to help with a cause, raise funds, prepare food for events, stuff envelopes, volunteer, or to simply walk precincts for an elected official she supported. Consequently, her children and several of her friends were often recruited to also help in her many fundraisers and volunteering endeavors.

Angie Silva was a very-well loved and respected member of the community. She was a role model to all who knew her, worked with her and volunteered with her. Her compassion made her a champion for less-fortunate individuals that needed a helping hand. She served our community well with passion, love, and dedication. San Joaquin County, especially Stockton, Lodi, and Tracy is better because she was a beloved and humble servant who selflessly gave countless hours of her time for the betterment of our greater community. Most importantly, Angie was a wonderful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, niece, cousin and friend to all who loved her and were so blessed to be loved by her. Our lives were better because she was a part of it. She will be greatly missed and forever loved. Her legacy of love will live on in her children, grandchildren and future generations to come.

A Rosary is scheduled for 6:00pm, Thursday, February 17, 2022 at DeYoung Memorial Chapel. The funeral is scheduled for 11:00am, Friday, February 18, 2022 at DeYoung Memorial Chapel with a Private Interment to follow. Information for The Celebration of Life reception to be held on Friday, February 18, 2022 will be announced at the services. Angie’s loved ones are welcome to attend and celebrate Angie’s life. Condolences can be sent to {URL}. The family would like to thank all of Angie’s friends and extended family for all the love and friendship shown to her during her beautiful journey of life.