Catalina Cordero Conde

Catalina Cordero Conde

February 13, 1960 – November 9, 2022

Catalina Cordero Conde, age 62, passed away at Clovis Community Medical Center on Wednesday, November 9, 2022 after a month of being in coma due to brain injury. She was declared brain dead but was kept on life support so her organs could be donated. She was surrounded by her brothers, sisters, brother-in-law and sisters-in-law on November 17, 2022 before she was taken to the operating room.

Catalina was born on February 13, 1960 in Manila, Philippines to the late Jose and Crisanta Conde. She was the third child out of nine children. She graduated Bachelor of Science, majoring in Accounting and got Board Certified as Public Accountant, CPA, in the Philippines, year 1982.

Catalina stayed single, never got married as she devoted her life helping her parents, brothers and sisters. When Catalina’s parents moved to USA in 1988, she took the role of being Mom and Dad to her younger brothers and sisters until she, herself, moved to USA in 1995. While in USA, her help got extended to her nieces, nephews and cousins back in the Philippines.

Through her upbringing, Catalina is a devout Catholic who professed her life to God in Jesus Christ, with the Blessed Mother Mary and all the Saints and this guided her to become a loving and generous person to everyone, especially to her family. She would often visit churches on Holy Thursdays until midnight even during pandemic. She volunteers to some church events especially on Easter. As an expression of her faith, Catalina donated monetary gifts to seven churches in Fresno and Clovis, as part of her wish. Her generosity was exceptional that even after her death, she was also able to give life by donating her organs to three (3) people.

As a career woman, Catalina is very passionate to her profession that her co-workers and friends commend her as “workaholic”. Catalina is very efficient and diligent in her craft that her employer would do above and beyond to keep her in their company. She has helped family members and friends in their personal and business tax returns. Catalina also expanded her knowledge to become a licensed real estate agent, in her wish to help other people with families get a better and affordable home.

She loved to travel, watched beauty pageants and lately got involved in Philippine politics. She loved to sing and constantly gives candies, ice cream and sweet foods to her nieces and nephews. She took time to attend all family gatherings, as she once noted, to build memories.

She is survived by her brothers and sisters, Mila, Leo, Jose Jr, Greg, Manny, Nimfa, Mirasol, Moises; nieces and nephews, Krizza, Ashley, JR, Joanna Lou, CJ, Danielle, John Leigh, Katrina, Mazie, Jannie Joy, Jasmine, Clare, Gabriela, Paula, Jonathan, Therese, Frances; grandnephews and grandniece, Aiden, Apollo, Aria; brothers-in-law, Dan, Rick, Sam; sisters-in-law, Rexcie, Lourdes, Lissa, Jane; and many, many cousins.

Catalina was loved by everyone and will surely be missed.