Alida Osorio

Alida Osorio, 72 years old, passed away on January 28, 2015 at St. Bernardine’s Medical Center. She was born on August 22, 1942, in Barcelona, Spain to Angel and Alida Iranzo. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Joseph Osorio, PhD and her children and spouses: Ruben Osorio MD and Cheryl Osorio MD, Dina Rappette MBA and Thomas Rappette DPM, Esmeralda Dinnel RN BSN and Jeremy Dinnel. She also had 7 loving grandchildren, Gabriel and Raquel Osorio; Andrew, Isabella and Sofia Rappette; Anica and Adam Dinnel.

Alida was raised in Barcelona, Spain. She attended a preparatory French school and from a very young age became fully fluent in French, Catalan and Spanish; later she would also learn English. At the age of 21, she married Joseph Osorio, an ordained minister of the Seventh Day Adventist Church (SDA), and became the arts and music department coordinator in all his churches and later in his evangelistic campaigns. After starting a family and having 3 children, they decided to become missionaries in South America, where Joseph Osorio was called to be an evangelist in the Colombia-Venezuelan Union. While in Colombia, she worked as an executive secretary at the church union headquarters, and supported her husband during his evangelistic campaigns with audiovisual aids, preparation of topics and visiting prospective church members. After 5 years in the mission field, they attended Andrews University in Berrien Springs, Michigan. While there, she learned English and obtained a bachelors degree in Spanish and French literature. The SDA Church then moved the Osorio family to Puerto Rico, where she became a high school teacher. While in Puerto Rico, she decided to pursue a career in pharmacy and began her basic science prerequisite education. Then, in 1985, the SDA Church asked the family to move to Ohio. There, she taught Spanish, French and Chemistry at Centerville Seventh Day Adventist Academy for several years. She attended the school of pharmacy at Ohio State University, and received a Bachelors degree in Clinical Pharmacy in 1992. She worked as a Pharmacist at Kettering Medical Center (Dayton, OH) and later at a K-mart pharmacy for many years. She was also a Certified Notary in Ohio.

On September 11, 2001 Alida was diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

She fought the disease with valor and honor, always surrounded by her family and never losing faith in God. She remained a deeply spiritual woman and inspired all of those who knew her.

Alida was a happy, loving, caring and generous individual. She loved to travel, loved music and literature. Most of all she loved her family; she cherished us, comforted us, counseled us through our hardships, and celebrated our successes. She was the glue in our family.

Alida will be dearly missed by her family and friends.

Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, February 4, 2015, 1 p.m., at Montecito Valley View Chapel, 3520 E. Washington St., Colton, California. Private burial for family will follow at Montecito Memorial Park.