Guadalupe C Hernandez

Guadalupe C. Hernandez, was a mother of six and a grandmother to many. Looking back at her early photograph you could see that she possessed physical beauty but it was her relentless inner strength, that was her most beautiful attribute, and she had the most forgiving heart for her children She also had a kind heart to strangers in need. She did many acts of kindness that went completely unnoticed.

She was only two years old when her own mother died. Although she began her life without the proper rearing of parents she did the very best she could to raise children once she became a mother herself. She spent her early life with relatives and by the time she was in her early twenties she met what would become the father of her six children and her husband. The union between these two parents would not last, but Guadalupe did not abandon her responsibilities. She had a limited education and little family support but that didn’t stop her. She was the mother that never slept; she was the mother that would pick up the phone at any hour of the night if you needed to talk, and if you asked her (and it was late at night), are you asleep? She would reply no, although you could hear the absence of alertness in her voice you instantly got the sense that she was there to listen. Guadalupe or as she is better known “Mother Dear” did her very best to provide shelter for her children and herself as she was left to do this alone. She was a very hard and loyal worker throughout her working years. She always provided a decent home for her children. It was not realized until she passed away the hidden unselfish truth about her. When she was in her sixties, living in an independent senior facility and on a very small social security benefit she was diligent not to pass on the financial responsibly of final funeral and burial requirement to her children. She managed to pay the cost of the services of her choice of funeral home and her choice of cemetery. She paid about 95% of what the final cost was. What she paid upfront saved her children the financial responsibility. What she paid up front is without measure as it is with amazement that she was able to do this with very limited financial resources.

Today, of her six children, she leaves behind, two sons who are Metro career drivers, a daughter educated in the Pharmaceutical field, another working in the field of Office Staff, another in the field of Education, and yet another in the field of Residential Appraising. The outcome of the lives of her children is a testament to her greatest accomplishments and the value she instilled in her children to work hard.