Blanca Esther Cardenas

The world got a little brighter on November 24 1961 when Blanca Esther was born "Blanquita". Blanca was the daughter of Esther and Antonio, she was a sister of 8, and she was the youngest. Blanquita was born in Michoacan, Mexico. She moved to the United States when she was 13. She excelled in school and was proud of it! Blanca had her first job at 14 in a pharmacy, she was always hard working! This was a dominant part of her identity. She loved school and had a lot of friends. She was especially close to her brother Bernardo Ortega. He is responsible for Blanca turning out to be such a pure child.

Bernardo taught her to be a good girl, to respect herself, and to stay away from bad crowds. All Bernardo had to do was tell her to stay away from someone and she would without looking back. She remained pure her whole adolescence. While she danced probably as much as she breathed, this was the extent of her "party". Blanca was so happy naturally, she never touched a mind altering substance, something to be proud of. Blanca would drag Bernardo out just so she could dance with supervision, he would sit on the sidelines until she was ready to leave.

Blanca graduated high school and attended some community college. She always believed she could achieve anything and she did. She applied for a job that required a degree, she applied even though she didn't have this piece of paper. Initially, she didn't get the job, but they called her back when they realized the first person they hired didn't compare to Blanca; she was not surprised. She got a taste of making good money and decided to continue growing her career rather than go to school. She continued to get promoted throughout the years. As her career grew so did her wardrobe, SHE NEVER WORE AN OUTFIT TWICE, back then.

She became very close to her employers and co workers, Blanca always became close to everyone around her because it was her nature to love and be lovable. Blanca always had boyfriends, but stayed true to her spirit and what she needed in a man. She became married to Samuel at 31, they met at a salsa nightclub. Soon after Samuel asked her to dance he told Blanca, he didn't know how to dance. Blanca only went to the club to dance, so this news shocked her, but she appeased him. Later he approached again and they began to talk, no dancing this time. They spoke about goals and dreams. Blanca said, "hang around with me hunny and you will have all of that which you just mentioned" AND HE DID. Samuel told his family Blanca and him were going to get married after 2 weeks of knowing one another!

They became married after four months of knowing each other. Blanca became step-mom to Christian Cardenas, whom she loved from the moment they met. Blanca became pregnant with Janelle after a year of marriage, and she was absolutely obsessed over her pregnant physique, she loved it. Blanca's parents Antonio and Esther helped raise Janelle and Andrew (their second born). This was helpful because Sam and Blanca began to build their company. Blanca handled the financing and Administration until she joined the sales team later in life. Blanca's life was filled with a lot of friends, family, vacations, and DANCING. She was the life of the party everywhere she went. Blanca and her family moved to Corona after a few years. The city of Corona became their new home.

The last ten years of Blanca's life she spent devoted to God and her happiness. She spent every moment celebrating life and only participating in activities that brought her joy. That doesn't narrow it down for Blanca was always full of joy, regardless of the activity. She only cared to be surrounded by loved ones. She valued God and her relationship to God most. Her life was always unraveling perfectly because of this way of life. From a young age, Blanca participated in the church choir. You could also find her at most parties singing on a microphone at least once throughout the night. Blanca did all things well, but most of all she excelled at motherhood. She dedicated her life to her 2 children Janelle and Andrew, and she will now live through them. On August 27th 2020, the world suffered a great loss, while the heavens gained a beautiful and powerful angel.