Annamaria Chavez Modes' Obituary
ANNAMARIA CHAVEZ MODES Please celebrate Annamaria's passing. She slipped from her mortal coil early Sunday morning Jan 9. She envisioned herself as a spiritual being having a human vacation. Her can-do attitude was inspirational. And her cooking was heavenly
Annamaria helped others achieve their dreams, and she achieved her own dream: to be financial controller of a multi-million, multi-national corporation, which she did at Oshman's. There she helped turn loss to profit with the transition from in-mall stores to stand-alone stores, and where her signature could transfer tens of millions of dollars.
Annamaria was born on Thanksgiving Day in 1948 in San Diego, CA of Spanish/Indian descent; graduated from Sweetwater High School in National City; attended San Diego State University; was the first college graduate in her family; was awarded her doctorate from Loyola Marymount University; married Larry Modes in June 1981; delivered a 12lb 10oz son, Nicholas Alexander, in Pasadena, CA (she did everything in a big way); and died in 2011 in Covington, LA after a month hospital confinement.
Annamaria and Larry got married at sunset on the Pacific Ocean beaches of Santa Monica Bay, CA in a 3-candle Unity church service; stayed married for 29 1/2 years; traveled to all 48 states, Canada, and Mexico; lived on all three US coasts: Pacific, Atlantic and Gulf. She won a date with Larry on a bet, and their first kiss changed his world. She was greatly loved and will be greatly missed.
Final arrangements have not been made. In lieu of flowers, please consider an annual gift in her name to Au'inca, a charity that helps reservation children and elderly in New Mexico. Au'inca Door of Hope, P.O. Box 6307, Paris, TX 75461 www.auinca.com. Her father and all 4 of her grandparents (and beyond) were born in New Mexico. Even though her family had been off-res since the Spanish occupation, Annamaria felt deeply for the plight of those on the reservations where there are few resources and fewer opportunities.
Peace and Abundance Larry
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