She is preceded in death by her mother Rosemary Kohnen Torres, her father Louis Joseph Torres, and her brother Louis Joseph Torres Jr.
Annette is survived by her sister Patricia Torres Melvin and brother in-law John Melvin Jr. of El Paso, aunt Dolores Kinney, and Uncle Jerome Kinney of Park Ridge, IL; nieces Amy Overstreet, Jennifer Martinez of El Paso, Chui Lively of Centennial, CO, Jamie Torres of PA; nephews Brian Farrish of El Paso, John Melvin III of Horizon City, Brian Torres of PA, Matthew and Corey Ward of Lewisberry, PA.
She also leaves to cherish her memory her grand nieces Brianna Farrish, Arabelle, and Analyssa Martinez, of El Paso, Erin Moore of Centennial, CO, and Michaela Torres of PA; and grand nephews Levi Page of Lubbock, Tyler Page and Joseph Farrish of El Paso, Greyson Lively of Miami, FL, Griffin Lively of Centennial, CO, Myles Overstreet of Golden, CO, Mason Overstreet of Marfa, and Geoffrey Torres of PA.
Annette went to schools on military bases since our father was on active duty in the Army. She attended Loretto Academy in El Paso for her Junior and Senior high school years. Upon graduation, Annette began her studies at Texas Western College (now UTEP). She graduated with a BA in Psychology/Speech and Hearing Handicapped from San Francisco State College. She received a Juris Doctor (JD) from the University of San Francisco. She received a Certificate in Labor-Management Relations from the University of California at Davis.
Annette was married and divorced two times. She had no children. She lived a great deal of her adult life in the San Francisco area.
Annette was a Trust Officer for the Bank of America in San Francisco. She was a Labor Negotiator for the City of Vallejo, CA, collaborating with police and firefighter contracts. Annette moved back to El Paso in 1991 and worked at Story Cadillac, Amphibolite, Inc., Pacifica Homes, Ysleta and Tornillo Independent School Districts and El Paso Academy West, Coldwell Banker de Wetter Hovious, Keystone Heritage Park, and Melvin Subways.
Annette particularly liked teaching at El Paso Academy West, a charter school, and connecting with students on a personal level, listening to them and encouraging them to move forward with their education. She received many notes and pictures from students who shared their major life events with her. She loved animals and tried to adopt or rescue all of them! Annette was often serious and seen as overly so, yet had a wonderful, playful side at times that was a real crackup! I miss my Sissy so!
In lieu of flowers, please donate to the Alzheimer’s Association in her name.
