A Special Sister, Aunt, daughter and Friend.
Angie was born with Cerebral Palsy. She had challenges throughout her life but with support of a loving family and an innate stubbornness for wanting to be independent, she lived a happy life. Angie was loving, funny, a fanatic of food and music and Dr. Huxtable. She would ask everyone “Do you love me?” they would always say yes and she would say “I love you too”.
One day, she came home from school and was visibly upset which was out of character for her; mom asked her “what did you do at school”, she said “falling with Marla”. Marla was her physical therapist at school who was having her practice walking. Angie began walking without a walker at age 7. She could not tell time but her day progressed from breakfast, to lunch, and then dinner. Our dad and Angie had a tradition of going to Chico’s Tacos every Saturday for lunch listening to oldies and singing without a care in the world. My mom dedicated her life to caring for all her children but Angie was her baby and our miracle.
Our mother passed away in April 2016 and our father died July 2017. Angie did not understand death and missed them dearly. She was living in a group home with her three mijos, who were protective and so patient with her. She attended Day habilitation at People Care and had a lot of mijo’s and mija’s (friends) there as well. She had many therapists who worked with her, who she had a love/hate relationship with because they made her exercise; but she still told them she loved them.
She looked forward to being picked up on the weekends and riding around with her sun glasses on and going to my house to see her brother-in-law, nieces and nephew. As the kids grew up and started driving, she expressed her concern when they would drive instead of me. She would tell us she wanted Jojo to drive and not Sara or Laila. That still makes me smile.
Angie leaves behind her sister’s Diana, Joanna and her brother David. 5 nieces, 3 nephews, 5 great nieces and nephews and two brother’s-in-law and a sister-in-law. She also leaves other family members who always asked about her and care givers that loved her and took care of her like she was family. Thank you to everyone who touched our lives through Angie. I know you are grieving along with us and you are all in my prayers.
I Love you too Baby Cakes, Forever.
JoJo.
A visitation for Angela will be held Thursday, July 27, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM with a memorial service at 6:00 pm at Crestview Funeral Home, 1462 North Zaragoza Rd, El Paso, TX 79936. An inurnment will occur Friday, July 28, 2023 at 2:30 PM at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, 5200 Fred Wilson Ave, El Paso, Texas 79906.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.crestviewfuneralhome.com for the Ramirez family.
