Dolores was a great mother in law to me. She welcomed me with open arms since the day I met her. Her love and dedication to the Catholic faith and the Blessed Virgin Mary were inspirational. I will always be grateful to her for taking me into her home when I needed a place to live. Dolores taught me many things over the years and I will always cherish watching Family Feud, Caso Cerrado and baseball games with her. She had a great love of life and lived every day her way until the end. I will miss her and until we meet again. Si Dios Quiere

Dear Tia Lola,

I always admired your great strength of character and spirited personality. You had the best life stories to share with us. Thank you for inspiring us to live life to the fullest and leaving us with so many wonderful memories!!  

God's blessings to you cousins and your families.  Big abrazo!

Gloria Garibaldi Torres



Nana Delores you will be missed by many! You always had a way of bringing the family together and had the best gatherings that pour love, laughter and entertainment for all.
Your strength and kind soul will not be forgotten. With as many kids that are in the family you always made sure they felt your warmth and love and as Audrina would say you always gave the warmest hugs.

We love you Nana! 


Tia Lola,  your passing left an emptiness  in my heart ❤,  there won't  be a day that I won't  think about you. Especially when I have a margarita , because everytime  we attended the parties at your home. You made sure that your boys kept them margaritas coming.  Rest in Heaven til we meet again.  Love you.

I told my mom I loved her moments before her death and she acknowledged me.

Muchas gracias nana Lola por todo.. simplemente la amamos 😘😘😘

I was blessed to grow-up in the same neighborhood as Mrs. Cruz and her family. Their love, laughter and beautiful spirit added so much richness to our family. One of the biggest blessings was to be included in their family gatherings and to enjoy Mrs. Cruz's incredible culinary creations. My own mother was a beautiful spirit, but she couldn't cook, which made the experience of being in Mrs. Cruz's kitchen all the more incredible. For my entire adult life, every time I have gone to a Mexican restaurant, I look for beef barbacoa on the menu in hopes to relive the experience of Mrs. Cruz's incredible dish. No restaurant has ever come close, that is until I visited her son, Ralph's restaurant in Phoenix just a couple of months ago. What a delight to enjoy Mrs. Cruz's incredible dish once more via her son. 
Thank you Mrs. Cruz for rocking my world as a child with your culinary gifts! Please give my mom a big hug for me when you see her in heaven. God Bless You!

Annie (Myers) Ballard

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Dolores Garibaldi Cruz

January 12, 1932 – August 14, 2020

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