Ana R. Arroyo

Ana Luisa R. Arroyo

The Liturgy speech done by Elizabeth Arroyo

(daughter)

This is the life story of my dear mother Ana Luisa Rosario De Arroyo. She was born in

Rio Grande P.R on June 16, 1927 to her 14 yr old mother Ana Vazquez and her 19 yr

old Dad Primitivo Rosario. Ana Luisa was the first born of 10 children and she was

like the mother figure in the lives of her siblings. Her mother was a homemaker and

her father was a meat butcher.

- On January 1948 at the age of 20 Ana Luisa was sent by her father from Rio Grande

P.R to New York City to stay to live with a paternal aunt to work so she could send

her hard earned money back to PR to help her family with their expenses and that

she did for approx 7 years.

- In December 1954 She at the age of 27 was invited to come to a wedding in

Waterbury CT and that is when she met my Dad Alfonso Arroyo Sr who was 22 years

of age. They dated for 6 months and on July 30 1955 my parents married in Bronx

NY because that was her place of residence. They found an apartment and moved to

Waterbury Ct because that’s where my Dad’s family resided at.

- In 1955 to 1956 She worked in a factory making the metal caps for the Avon perfume

bottles and when She became pregnant then I came along in 1956 and she stopped

working for about 7 years but once she started working again, it was non-stop until

she retired in 1992 at the age of 65 years old from Waterbury Hospital as a cleaning

maintenance employee. In 1994 my parents then moved down to live in West Palm

Beach, FL.

- Ana Luisa was a dedicated wife and mother and was always giving a helping hand to

others. At times she had an air of being bossy but deep down she had a very caring

personality. She didn’t drive but she knew how to do arrangements for others and

with God’s help, she would move mountains to get things done. It was always her

way or no way at all ! So there was no way anyone could ever say “No” to her.

- She loved her family and friends; animals, nature and gardening . She loved creating

things with her hands like doing embroidery and wow was she was an excellent

cook!

- As she got older she then came down with symptoms of having dementia and sadly

she became more critical of things and of people which of course drove many away

from her.

- These past 8 years were the hardest for her and for me because her health started

to decline and she needed more hands on care. Being the strong will and

independent person she always was, she just didn’t want to lose the ability of being

in control of taking care of herself and I saw how hard this was for her.

- I thank God though that back in 1996 she became a reborn Christian and as a

believer in Jesus Christ, God has forgiven her imperfections and her sins. Ana Luisa

may you Rest In Peace as our Creator has saved a place for You to be in Heaven

with Him. You My Dear will always be loved and will truly be missed.

- “My home is in heaven and what a wonderful home it will be. Thank You Jesus.”

(By author of Love of Faith)