Ana was born in Molina, a small town in central Chile. Her parents, Luisa and Jose’ Manuel Briones lived mostly in this region as Ana and her younger brother, Juan, grew up and went to school, as Ana earned a degree in accounting.
In 1964, Ana was working for the newspaper, La Mañana, in the city of Talca when she met an American, Bill Eagen, who was working with the local savings cooperatives. Ana and Bill were married in the Maryknoll mission parish in Talca in June of 1966 and soon left Chile to live in Seattle.
They started their family and had two sons, Jon and Brian, and a daughter, Marisa (Loorya). Marisa and her husband, Bryan have two sons, Wyatt and Austin.
Ana was raised in the Catholic church, but became an active member of the Sand Point Community United Methodist Church in Seattle . She was well known for her beautiful smile and loving nature and her interest in everyone’s life story. Her Latin hugs became legend, and she was loved by all that took the time to let her help you feel better about your life. The following statement has been repeated often about Ana, “ I’ve never meet anybody in my life that has so positively affected me for the rest of my life”.
Ana was very special in making others feel loved, as many of her friends and coworkers have told her family.
A few days ago, Ana succumbed to three years of very restrictive breathing caused by her respiratory disease. Through it all she never complained, and had all of her medical care givers falling in love with her. Ana truly loved everyone, all the time.
A celebration of life for Ana will be held Saturday, March 2, 2024 at 1:00 PM at Sand Point Community United Methodist Church, 4710 NE 70th St., Seattle, WA 98115. A reception will follow at the church.
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