Enedina Villarreal

My prayers are with Mrs. Villarreal’s family. May you feel the Lord’s comfort during this difficult time.

http://m.www.luxfhcares.com/obituaries/events?obituaryId=4345448 Hello, my name is Amber Rios. I am the 9th Grandchild to her. I am so honored that my father, Mark Villarreal, asked me to put to a eulogy together for the family. I am beyond thankful that my family thought of me and allowed me to write this since I am not able to be there today. Thank you as well to my cousin, Marisa Carrion, for reading this on my behalf. Her passing was a little more to me than a loss of a grandmother; it really has changed my view of life. I want to be a woman like my Grandmother. By the time I leave this physical realm, if I have made just as much of a positive influence in people’s lives as grandma did in her life then I’ll pass away a happy woman. To fill those kinds of shoes is a huge task, so I’ll try for the rest of my life to work at it. Enedina Villarreal….she wasn’t only a Wife, a Mom, a Grandmother, a Great Grandmother, an Aunt, a Sister, a Daughter, and a Cousin; she was a fighter, a breast cancer survivor, and now our guardian angel. The reason she touched so many lives and affected so many people was because of her strong sense of life, love, and acceptance towards others. I’ve always thought of her as invincible, and through my eyes as child I’d thought she’d live forever. To me she always represented so much history and so many memories. God, Faith, and Family were her most treasured possessions. It’s only fitting that we join her here today to give her the farewell she deserves. It’s said that those who touch our lives inspire us, and they do so for a lifetime. Today we honor and celebrate her life and her love. Our lives were more colorful because she was apart of it. We have the opportunity today to remember and share her treasured stories and know that it was all of us, her family and friends, who helped Enedina live a long and happy life. Anyone who knew her knew the one thing she did best was bringing everyone together despite their differences. Once again she’s made that possible today. If she knew you, she more than likely loved you. And if you were struggling in anyway, she loved you even more. If you were really really unlovable, that’s when she loved you the most. No matter what anyone ever did, it was ok. She was forgiving. She never was impatient. She was the most resilient person. She always made the best of anything that came her way. She was always content. She experienced so much in her life, but she always chose time and time again to be happy. She never let things keep her down for too long. She was the most giving, prideful, and independent being. She gave us all each other. She gave us this big beautiful dysfunctional family. I feel very strongly that the people who sit here before you today are her biggest legacy. All of you were her entire world. She raised 5 kids, and played a huge role in raising all of her grandkids and great grandkids. She did such an amazing job at it, it was far from easy, but she did it with such grace. She was not a woman of great material wealth,yet she was a very, very, rich woman. Enedina had lived her life wealthy in the grace she had been given, the unsearchable riches of Jesus Christ. Now she is with Jesus basking in his glory. For whether we live, we live unto the Lord; and whether we die, we die unto the Lord. Whether we live or die, we are the Lords. She has shed her physical shell like a glove to a hand, she is no longer sick, no longer limited by her elderly figure. When I think of her I will always think about how emotional she was, no matter how she was feeling she was always in tears. Whether it was good or bad, when she was happy or sad, and when she was just saying hi or goodbye, she would cry. She was always so transparent with her feelings never holding back how she felt, and I absolutely loved that about her. It was then when she was crying that she would hug you a little longer and a little tighter. I’d give anything for one more of those hugs right now. Please do not hold back today. Release your emotions and allow yourself to grieve for a beautiful woman that God gifted us with as she would if it were any of us today instead. We weep for ourselves, but understand she is no longer in pain. We weep for the loss of a companion, but she’s always with us in our hearts. Remember her always as the little redhead old lady, who after multiple outfit changes, was always ready for any type of celebration because she knew she’d get to spend time with family- Whom of which she’d easily out drink us all if I might add. If the gathering was at her house, she’d always try to cook something from whatever she had in her kitchen even if we were the one’s BBQing. Remember her as the mom who wished nothing but the best for you in life, and the family that you have created. The one who gave her all to distill in you the life lessons she herself had learned, as well as all the things she taught you without even trying. Know that she did not leave without you in mind. She cared for you and your siblings more than anything else imaginable. Remember her as the grandma who’d always tell you to leave her bird alone because you were causing it to be loud or constantly having to tell you to stop sticking your finger in it’s cage because it was going to bite you. The one who always had her house covered with your pictures of each of your milestones. Who always allowed you to play with her refrigerator magnets and her Moo Moo, as long as you stayed out of her room of course. Remember her as the wife that held her husband up on the highest pedestal possible next to God himself. She loved him so dearly even though he’d like to eat those nasty sardines in a can. They showed us what true love really was. May it bring you peace knowing she is now reunited with him for all eternity. I know for a fact that she has made it safely to her next life, because my other grandmother Rosa Teneyuque personally guided her. So today I’m sure she’d want you to leave here not in mourning, but rejoicing in life. Death is not the greatest loss in life. The greatest loss is what dies inside of us while we’re still alive. For all of us, a piece of our heart went up to heaven with her. If anything, let today inspire you to live a life with no regrets, with kindness, and with love. Live life forgivingly instead of with judgement. Lastly, live life in faith for only He knows the paths He creates and the plans He sets. You may be gone Grandma, but you’ll never be forgotten. This is not goodbye, just an I’ll see you later. Until then I know you’ll be waiting for us outside on the patio or with the door opened, ready to great us with one of your heartwarming hugs and neck kisses. I’ll love you always, and may you rest in peace.