Lydia Armida Green past away peacefully at home, in her sleep, in the early hours of October 13, 2018 following a prolonged illness at the age of 85.She was the first born of Amalia Acosta de Caloca and Armando Caloca Moreno on November 7, 1932 in Mexico City, Mexico. She had the opportunity to live in many places in Mexico including Ensenada, Mexicali, and Chiapas with her family as a young girl until 1942 when the family permanently settled in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.She graduated high school from Instituto Tecnico Industrial de Aqua Caliente in 1949. On September 23, 1956, on a visit to the San Diego Zoo with friends, she met a tall and handsome Air Force Corporal from Chicago in front of the camel exhibit.Following a courtship that included many of her siblings as chaperones, they married on December 29, 1956.Over their years together they raised their family of six children in Chula Vista, California during that time Lydia supported her husband in partnership of their small business for many decades. In 1990 after raising her children, she completed a dual Associate Arts Degree in Art and Marketing from Southwestern Community College and she continued her drawing and oil painting though 2018. One of her other joys in life was to dress brides and she had the opportunity to indulge that other artistic side though 2010.
She is lovingly remembered by her husband of 62 years, Robert Stanley Green, six of her children Grace Carlson (Keith Carlson), Patricia Nelson (Craig Nelson), Roberts S. Green, Jr. ( Wendy Green), Lisa D. Green (Katie Knutson), Anthony Green, and Mary Ellen Green her daughter, Judy Ann Green, predeceased Lydia in 1961.
She is also survived by her devoted siblings Dr. Jaime Caloca Acosta, Norma Brown, Silvia Arce and her in-laws John Green, Maria del Carmen Valenzuela de Caloca, and Ramon Arce, and predeceased by her brother Armando Caloca Acosta.
She leaves a legacy of fifteen grandchildren, David Patterson, Kevin Patterson, Lauren Gaines, Keith Gaines, Stephen Gaines, Jonathan Green, Robert S. Green, III, Danielle Stob, Claire Carlson, Ryan Green, Caroline Carlson, Warren Green, Russell Nelson, Johnny Stob, Wyatt Green, and five great grandchildren Kasey Patterson, Conor Blackburn, Ella Geber, Alicia (Ali) Patterson, and Zoe Geber.
In Lieu of flowers the family requests you consider donations to these three charities:
Mass Intentions can be made in the name of Lydia A. Green for a donation of $10.00 each at St. Anne’s Catholic Church, 2337 Irving Avenue, San Diego, CA 92113 Office 619-239-8253
Catholic Charities USA
The American Heart Association
Viewing and Rosary will be held Wednesday, October 17th 4-9pm
El Camino Memorial Encinitas - 340 Melrose Avenue, Encinitas CA 92024 www.EncinitasChapel.com
Funeral Mass - Thursday, October 18th, 11:00 a.m.
Church of the Nativity - 6309 El Apajo Road, Rancho Santa Fe, CA 92067
Followed by a Reception and Celebration of Life at the home of Robert and Wendy Green
-1440 Akita Lane, Encinitas, CA 92024
Burial - Monday, October 22nd - 1:30 p.m.
Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery
1700 Cabrillo Memorial Dr., San Diego, CA 92106
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