Nereida Benito de Parada passed away peacefully at home on Sunday, September 23, 2018 at the age of 84. She was a devoted mother and a loyal parishioner of St. Clement of Rome Catholic Church. An attorney by trade, Nereida earned her Juris Doctorate from The University of Puerto Rico. Daughter of the late Gerardo Benito Fernandez and Maria Teresa Minondo, Nereida is preceded in death by her husband, Ernest A. Parada and their son, Gerardito Parada. She is survived by her children, Nereida A. Parada, Miguel E. Parada, and Luis A. Parada; grandchildren, Aimee, Pedro, Mari Tere, Natalia, Felipe, and Luis; her sister, Margarita Vendrell; as well as numerous beloved nieces and nephews. She will be forever missed and loved.
Relatives and Friends are invited to attend a visitation on Saturday, October 6, 2018 beginning at 12:00 pm at Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home in New Orleans. A memorial mass will follow in the funeral home chapel at 2:00 pm.
Those wishing to make donations in Nereida’s memory are asked to send them to the American Lung Association of Louisiana at 2325 Severn Ave, Suite 8, Metairie, LA 70001 or Tulane Medical School Pulmonary Fibrosis Research at 1430 Tulane Ave, #8509, New Orleans, LA 70112.
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