Maria Eugenia Dones Guadalupe was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico to Mario Dones Melendez and Sofia Guadalupe Flores on March 20, 1932. She went to primary, middle, and high schools in San Juan, Puerto Rico. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico in Physical and Occupational Therapy and got her post graduate degree in Physical Therapy from Michigan State University at Ann Arbor – being one of the first few in new field of Physical Therapy. She worked as a Physical and Occupational Therapists at The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico State Insurance Fund in San Juan, Puerto Rico. Maria later was hired as the first Registered Physical and Occupational Therapists at the US Virgin Islands Department of Health practicing both specialties in St. Thomas and St. Croix, USVI. Years later, Maria established her private practice in St. Thomas and maintained contracts with the VI Dept. of Health to service its residents. She later returned to St. Croix where she organized a federal rehabilitation program for the USVI Health Dept in St. Croix. Maria was a founding member of the American Society of Physical Therapists, U.S. Virgin Islands Chapter.
Maria is preceded in death by her brother, Mario Dones and grandson, Joe Corbo.
Maria is survived by her children Lee (Amanda) Danielson, Rex (Theresa) Danielson and Debra Danielson Corbo; brother Jose (Ana) A. Dones; grandchildren Tess and Cole Danielson, Ashley Zimmer, Brianna and Tyler Danielson, Natalie Corbo; nieces and nephew, Aixa Dones, Xenia Dones, Odalysca Dones, Ana S. Dones and Mario J. Dones.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.forestlawnsouth.com for the Danielson family.
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