Mary Ann Gomez

We wish to refer to Mary Ann as Mom in this semi bio of her life as remembered by her children. Mom was born and lived her entire life in California. Initially one of five girls she would later have another sister and brother come into her life. Mom was always ahead of her time to include being very witty and extremely smart. Following her graduation from high school she attended college at a time where many women anywhere much less one from a rural community were continuing their education by going onto college was virtually unheard of. Following her time in school she applied her education to her job working for Sears for several years. Over the course of her life she held many prestigious positions and was always known for her hard work as well as her dedication to all that she pursued. Her most valued position included that of a homemaker and caretaker for her seven children. Mom was never one to sit back and let life pass therefore, during the time that should have been her retirement years she pursued a career with Pfizer that would become one of her proudest achievements.

It was during her college years that she met and married the father of her children. Mom married only once and supported her husband in all of his endeavors which led them to travel throughout the state of California. They would go on to spend many years to together and bring seven beautiful children into the world however, they would later separate yet family would always remain mom’s focus in her life despite the marriage to the father of her children ending. Mom’s children were her life and she was proud of each of them for all of their accomplishments ranging from one serving in the military to another educating future generations to others caring for their families. Each of her children went on to have families of their own and bring her many grandchildren who would become the apple of her eye. She loved and treasured every moment she was able to spend with her grandchildren and the great-children that would later come into her life as her grandchildren went on to have families of their own. It was her wit, support, love for life, and love for others that would lead her grandchildren as well as her great-children to adore her more than anything in this world. To others she may have been perceived as one woman but to her children, grandchildren, and great-children she was the world.

Mom led a wonderful life and embraced every moment that life offered her. She would be the first to say that to anyone and mean that with the up most sincerity. It was that sincerity that would inspire those around her to live life to its fullest. Over the course of her life she experienced various challenges however, it would be those challenges that would turn her into the survivor that she was and keep her grounded in her faith. It was her faith that guided her through each day and gave her the strength to overcome anything life presented her with. Throughout her life she was viewed by many particularly her children as a role model which would lead them to look up to her and strive to make her proud.

Mom had many passions in life one of which being art. It was through her art that she could express to others the beauty she always found in life therefore, inspiring others to find the beauty that life always has to offer even in the darkest of moments. She loved to laugh and tell jokes as she believed laughter was the key to overcoming anything that life presented. Her laughter was contagious and a sound that her children as well as her grandchildren will forever remember. Over the course of her life she traveled across the United States and loved to go on adventures. When we say mom lived life she truly did by embracing any opportunity life presented her with.

Now as we speak these words and give it some thought mom was always proud of all no matter what but most importantly of all mom loved each one of us unconditionally including her grandchildren. Besides her children and grandchildren she is survived by one brother and three sisters all of who reside in the valley.