Romelia Hughes Duran, “Romey” age 82 passed away on Friday, June 4, 2021. Romey was born September 22, 1938 in El Paso, Texas. She met the love of her life Jaime Leal Duran in El Paso and they married. They came to California in the early 60’s and settled in Santa Ana, California where they raised their family. Romey was a stay at home mom until the youngest child started school and that is when she became a volunteer the the Santa Ana Unified School District which flourished into a full time role as Food Service Worker. Romey enjoyed working with the students and teachers at Edison Elementary and retired after many years of service. She was identified as being a “Shining Star” for treating the students with kindness and respect. Romey lived her life with kindness and always had a smile on her face. In her later years you could find her on her porch smiling at those passing by, sharing a word of wisdom or simply visiting with family and friends.
Romey is survived by her children and their partners, Eva, Jaime, Brenda (Louis), Lisa (Larry), and Angel (Patty), 10 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
A visitation will occur Friday, June 25, 2021 at 4-8 PM at Waverly Chapel, Fairhaven Mortuary, 1702 Fairhaven Avenue, Santa Ana, Ca 92705. The memorial service will occur Saturday, June 26, 2021 at 11:00 AM at Waverly Chapel with Graveside Services to follow at 1:00 PM on theNorth Lot 181-C
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