Sharon L. Madzima-Ariola

Sharon was born on February 1, 1972 at the U.S. Naval Academy Hospital in Annapolis, Maryland, a daughter of Bonifacio Cruz and Corazon Andrada Lachica Picardo. She was raised in San Diego, California, in Paradise Hills. She attended Penn Elementary School, Bell Junior High School and Morse High School, graduating in 1990. Her first job was at Burger King in National City. She later worked as a care giver at a Chrisrtian Day Care. She later moved to Manassas, Virginia. There she worked at several different jobs from childcare giver, retail and food service. She married Aaron Madzima of Zimbabwe. They met while she was working at Hecht’s Department Store. Together they lived happily married for almost ten years in Manassas, Virginia. Sharon was a very kind and gentle soul; she had a loving and generous heart, and was always giving to others.

Sharon leaves her loving memories to be cherished by her; loving husband, Aaron Madzima, her mother Corazon Andrada Lachica Picardo, her father Bonifacio Cruz, sister, Vivien Frances Ariola, brother, Alexander Ace-Andrada Ariola, sister-in-law, Annaleah Pagarigan Ariola, nephew, Alijah Ace Pagarigan Ariola, her grandmother, Constancia Lachica and a very large family of aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews and nieces of the Ariola and Andrada clans.

Sharon’s Memorial Service will be at the Little Chapel of the Roses at Glen Abbey, Bonita, California, Friday, October 18, 2013, at 10:00 AM, and Inurnment will be in the Nature Garden at Glen Abbey Memorial Park, 3838 Bonita Road, Bonita, California, 91902.