Amalia Mireya Zosaya Hawkes

“Anything is possible.” That is what Amalia Mireya Hawkes believed about life. She was a creative woman, a perpetual inventor, who seemed to be able to find a solution for any difficulty confronting her. She had faith in her ability to find those solutions. Amalia thoroughly enjoyed understanding how things worked. She possessed an inquisitive, confident, and rational nature matched with a versatile and agile mind. Amalia was a person who believed that she could achieve whatever she set out to do.

Amalia was born on May 4, 1971 at Los Angeles Memorial Hospital in Los Angeles, California. Her parents were Jose Zosaya & Maria Zosaya. Amalia was raised in Long Beach, California. She showed her ingenuity even as a child. When she was confronted with a problem, Amalia could develop an imaginative solution, and she derived satisfaction from knowing she had that ability.

This same talent for finding solutions had a positive bearing on Amalia's family relationships. Amalia was raised with 5. She had 3 Sisters Particia Zosaya (Gerardo), Celia Salazar (Juan), Dalia Smith (Donald) and 2 brothers Jessie Zosaya and Alex Zosaya (Rachel). When a difficult situation or dilemma arose within the family, Amalia was always there to help figure out a solution for making things work.

As a young girl, Amalia could be found building and inventing new and different things. She was curious, resourceful and interested in anything original. Amalia took part in ROTC not by choice and she played the violin. In her spare time she liked dance and hang out with friends.

Endowed with an appetite for knowing how her world worked, Amalia enjoyed school, especially when the learning experience involved dissecting and probing the unknown. Amalia was adept at scrutinizing different possibilities and designing innovative solutions. She graduated from Lakewood High in 1989. She enjoyed some courses more than others, having favorite classes and teachers. Her favorite class in high school was drama. The teacher she enjoyed learning from the most was Mr. Roberts.

Amalia was socially resourceful, an expressive person who was willing to try new things. These qualities drew a lively circle of friends around her. Always interested in her friends’ activities and interests, Amalia was uncritical of her acquaintances. She was sought after by people who recognized that she was generous with her time and energy, and these same friends found Amalia to be very stimulating company. Amalia's humor and curiosity were contagious for those around her. While growing up, some of her best friends were Noelia Mosqueda, Hilda Vega, Victor Vega. Later in life, she became friends with Marylin.

Amalia was adept at devising original and creative ways to enhance and improve the marriage partnership. Amalia was seldom a critical person, but rather the one who was able to bring out the best in others. Amalia was an entertaining conversationalist who was quick to respond to her spouse’s needs. She was a vibrant personality and she enjoyed verbally sparring with Jonathan. In fact, those who knew her often remarked that Amalia loved to argue for argument’s sake. She was very perceptive in recognizing others’ feelings, especially regarding Jonathan's.

Amalia's remarkable talent for being inventive influenced her relationship with her children. She would create original, clever and fun games for her kids and had a knack for finding ways to make everyday events, even chores, enjoyable to them. Amalia was blessed with 5, Jose Daniel Sanches, Anamarie Sanchez, Rebecca Korina Hawkes, Isabela Zoe Hawkes, Xavier Maximus Hawkes. Someone who was quick to laugh, Amalia found it easy to spend lots of time with her children, but she was never overbearing or guilty of pushing herself on them.

Faith and religion were important to Amalia. She was a member Crossroads Christian Ministry.

Having the opportunity to visit and explore a new place always intrigued Amalia. Traveling and going away on vacations offered yet another opportunity for Amalia to expand her ever-growing inventory of knowledge. Favorite vacations included going to Hawaii.

Amalia passed away on October 4, 2010 at At home. Amalia fought a brave battle against cancer. She is survived by her husband; Jonathan, 2 sons Danny and Xavier, her 3 daughters Anamarie, Rebecca and Isabela her parents Jose and Maria her siblings Patricia, Celia, Dalia, Jessie, Alex her nieces and nephews Carlonia, Dilcia, Sam, Tony, Juanito, Vivian, Samantha, Iseah, Breanna, Aiden and Amirah. Services were held at Crossroads Christian Ministry.

During her lifetime, nothing appeared impossible to Amalia. She met the words “it can’t be done” with the enthusiastic challenge of a “wanna bet” attitude. Amalia was able to recognize the possibilities a new idea held, even when those around her could not. For Amalia, the traditional way of doing things fell short of her expectations, especially if there were original and untested methods for handling a challenge. For Amalia Mireya Hawkes, the fun of living her life could be found in the challenge.

Arrangements under the direction of Funeraria del Angel McNerney's Mortuary, Wilmington, CA.