Esperanza Rodriguez Chavez

Esperanza Rodriguez Chavez passed on June 3, 2026, at the age of 72. Born on October 4, 1953, in Mexicali, Baja California. Esperanza resided in El Monte, California, and leaves behind family and friends to cherish her memory.

Afterglow

I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one.

I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done.

I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways,

Of happy times and laughing times and bright and sunny days.

I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun;

Of happy memories that I leave when life is done.