Hi Mom, Sorry this took a while but as you know I haven't been well. I want to thank you for giving me life. I know many times I asked you to tell me the story of the night you went to the hospital to have me. You where under the kitchen sink wrapping towels around a leaking pipe. You said that's how I ended up fixing houses. Thank you for summer vacations at the beach were I learned to love the ocean, for buying my frist car and for always remembering my birthday and for those yummy world famous taco dinners. And for always making sure the family came together for Christmas. Thank you for being my mom and staying with us as long as you could. Mom please give my love to Auntie Estella and sister Geri. I speak to them everyday and feel their love. Love you, miss you your daughter.
PS. Mom I have the bingo coupons I' ll bring them with me when I come.

Dear Grandma,

I am going to miss you.  It's hard to believe that you have passed on into your eternal home with the Lord.  I will never forget all the years of joy and love you shared with me.  I remember the picnics, holidays and even the simple things like a care package for a teenage girl struggling to pay for a single apartment.  You were a good woman and you cared about people.  I love you and will always hold you in a special place in my heart.

With love,
Janelle

My mother and Cousin Lillian (as the Arce family addressed her) were close cousins in their younger years, so we had a lot of contact with her.  As children, my sisters and I always looked forward to visits with Cousin Lillian.  She was so much funalways laughing, joking, having a good time and so alive.  After Lillian moved to the Valley, we didn't see her often, but kept in touch by phone.  In her later years, she cleverly combined laughter and jokes with religion and Bible verses.  She told me that she prayed every day for her immediate family members, and also for every member of our very large, extended family, by name.  She said she wanted to be sure that we are all saved, protected and on the right path so we may all be reunited in heaven when our time comes.  Her time arrived.  It seemed a peaceful transition.  She is now home and reunited with those loved ones who went before her.  God blessed Cousin Lillian with a long, healthy and good life.  May God bless her children and grandchildren as they find their way without her physical presence.  Oh, but the beautiful memories and her vibrant spirit remain.

Cousin Rebecca "Becky" Saucedo Madera

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Margaret L Martinez Childers

September 4, 1918 – August 14, 2016

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