Eva Montanez Barrientos was born in Pecos, Texas on May 16, 1951, to the proud parents of Jauna and Anastacio Montanez. She was the second eldest of 14 children. She dropped out of the 7th grade to help raise her siblings. In May of 1968, at the age 17, Eva and her family moved to Oregon where she and her family picked and worked seasonal crops. Later in life she was determined to finish her education, so she enrolled into Job Corps in 1971. There she received her culinary education and obtained her GED. During her time at Job Corps she met the love of her life; Gilbert Porfirio Barrientos (her chicle). Their first date took place at the “Annual Winter Dance”, in December of 1972. That is where Gilbert swept Eva off her feet and they became inseparable from that moment on. They later married in 1974 and had six loving children, who became the most important part of their lives: Gilbert Jr. Barrientos, Nancy, Maribella Rodney, Melinda Barrientos, Alicia Cortez, and Ruby Barrientos.
Our mother was a very caring soul to all those around her and an excellent mother to her children. She was a loving sister and the greatest grandmother to all her grandchildren who she loved very much. Family was everything to her and she always felt comfort in family gatherings, where she could laugh, talk, and be surrounded by the people she loved. She had a big heart and was always a very forgiving woman. She was a spiritual woman whose faith was very strong. She always spoke about the Lord to anyone she met. Her love for God and her church strengthened her love for music; she enjoyed playing her harmonica and tambourine proudly as she sang for the lord.
Our mother loved so many things it would be impossible to name them all, but to name a few; she loved to spend time at the beach, watching movies, Mexican food, cooking, creating her own recipes, telling stories, knitting, crocheting, shopping, singing, dancing, drawing, playing her harmonica, writing songs and poems. With all the things she loved to do, she taught and passed down these traditions. We will hold all these memories forever in our hearts. With God’s strength and encouragement her children dedicated their lives to care for until the final moments of her life. Even though it saddens us to let her go, we feel comfort that she is resting without pain and is reunited once again with the love of her life. She is survived by her six children, twenty-three grandchildren, six great grandchildren, her eight sisters and four brothers.
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