Celia’s whole face smiled at you as her eyes took you in and she regarded you with love.  Her special smile and that’s what forever will be in my heart.  With pain and joy I think of fun family times, Celia at my house sitting next to Goyo on the sofa and her face and body laughing hard because she’s listening to his comic review of our movie and commercials. Her laughter expressed  as she throws her back into the sofa cushion, her eyes closing through that good and hearty laughter. I know I’m lucky because I’ll always be able to hear her voice giving me answers,  the sound of her laughter in my home, her “what!”  to Goyo’s “Mama Chita!” I know I’m lucky to witness the very special and deep mother-daughter bond between Celia and her daughter Olga.  My children are blessed with her fun-loving presence and her laughter, and forever honored in our home. Celia was of the wisest of women in my life; her wisdom expressed by few words and that look in her eyes. Ask her any question and she’ll deliver an answer wisely and with love as the intention. That’s how I know Celia’s teaching spirit is one of pure love, guidance, family, strength, definitely courage, all these qualities she’s taught her loved ones. I am so grateful Celia shared her life and her children with my life. 

My Tia Chita, that is what I have always called her. Every time I saw her she had a smile on her face. I was always so impressed with my dad’s (Nick) sisters, they were right next to him sharing construction skills.  I remember at one of the reunions, I had won a cutting board she had made. A special shaped board with alternating colored wood. My dad used to always brag about her and her knowledge around the shop. She knew how to use the carpentry tools and big machines. She knew her way around the saws. I also remember seeing her on the dance floor dancing to the mariachi music. I will miss her at the early morning  Sunday breakfasts surrounded by her family. 
Love you Tia,!
-Clarissa 

Cuatro Generaciones
Mama Chita with Xochitl (daughter), Estevan (grandson), and Xochitl (great-granddaughter)

Mama Chita with the youngest of the grandchildren (aka me) <3

Visiting Mama Chita at a safe distance during the pandemic

One of my favorite photos. Mama Chita at the dinner table with all 4 of her children.

Mama Chita with the youngest of the grandchildren (aka me) (: 

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Celia Hernandez Villanueva

December 15, 1933 – December 31, 2022

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