Teresa Rodriguez Espinosa

Teresa was born in Rincon de Romos, Aguascalientes, Mexico and immigrated to the United States in 1963. She has called Fresno home since 1966 when she moved here to open California Fence Company with her true-love, Ralph Espinosa. After Ralph's passing in 1978, Teresa continued the business and raised her daughter and granddaughters as a single-mother and entrepreneur.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Ralph, her parents, Bonifacio and Guadalupe, and her siblings, Mercedes, Belen, and Felipe. She is survived by her daughter, Lourdes, grandchildren, Gloria, Felicia, Gabriela, Vincent, and great-grandchild, Francesca. Her surviving siblings are Manuel, Luis, Alfredo, Leopoldo, Isabel, and Guadalupe as well as many extended family and friends.