Ana Teresa Vazquez de Gonzalez
December 15, 1928 - November 7, 2015

"Mommy, I pick up the phone today to wish you Merry Christmas, a habit that I always had to call you and wish you a Merry Christmas still thinking that you are still with us, only remembering that you are having a Merry Christmas with your family in Heaven with grandma & grandpa and the rest of the family that are in heaven with you. Have a Great Christmas mommy. But I miss you very much, I lost my mom and my friend. I still pick up the phone to call you, then I remember that you're not there anymore. Now I don't need the phone to call you anymore I just have say, Mom you can hear me talking to you now. Anytime of the day or night. Any way Mom "Merry Christmas". Your loving daughter! Lots of Hugs & Kisses!! I'm missing you and I don't know how to let you go! Bye! Until we meet again. Loving you always."

"Mom it's your one month anniversary already and it was like it was yesterday. I miss you so much. Your loving daughter Maria. God is taking good care of you in Heaven, be happy. I'm glad that you're not suffering anymore. Be Happy with your family and give Samantha Marie a Big Hugs and Kisses for me take good care of each other until we meet again in the house of the Lord. Your loving daughter Maria."

"Mommy may you find the Peace in your heart you didn't have here on earth. You have peace of mind and no more suffering from person's that didn't appreciate you. Not getting help rising your children and always living in fear your side of the family was always there to helping you paying the bills and putting food on the table. The business that you and your husband had it was you who kept it growing by being kind to the customers it was you who made the business a success. You deserve every thing nice that you had. With that you were able to help the rest of your family. Yes Mom you are every special person. No one can't take that away from you. If it wasn't for you our family and your children and grandchildren and great grandchildren won't have flourish in your fight for our happiness. You bought us love and protected us from a unkindly person that put fear and nightmares into our lives. You were the Mother who protected us I remember it all. So no one better say anything different because they would have to deal with me. You were a very special mother. You always did what was right for us. You made some mistakes in your life but no one is perfect. You teach us Right from Wrong from your mistakes and I Love you for that. I miss you so much. Thank you for being there for me."

"Mom I lost you on the same day as my daughter Samantha Marie Mohrhoff on November 7th. I know that Samantha was waiting for you by the Pearly Gate's with God by her side Welcoming you home. There you will have peace and quiet, no more pain and heartaches. May your path to heaven be covered with lots of Roses that you loved so much and lots of Peony trees that you loved so much also. Be Happy with your brothers and sisters that left before you that you missed so much you must be so happy to be with your mother and father you always missed them so much. Like I miss you so much too. Be Happy Mommy. I'll miss you, until we be together again Mom. Your loving daughter Taty! xxxooo"

"Thinking of you Mom and Dad on this Thanksgiving Day. Love always, your daughter xoxo Annette and family."

"Hi Mom, I hope you like our tributes for you on FaceBook as well, beautiful photos of you will live forever!! We love you and miss you and will keep lighting real candles in your and Dad's honor on every birthday, anniversary and special holidays! Always on my mind and in my heart. With Love Always, your daughter, Annette xoxoxo"

"Hi Mom, I know you are with Dad now and at peace, God bless you both! We are all with you in spirit and know someday we will meet again. Remembering you and Dad always, thank you both. Love always your daughter, Annette Gonzalez~Williams"

"Hi Mom, I have your little everygreen tree in my Lanai now, It looks beautiful, it's already four yrs old and I know you loved taking good care of it!! It was so tiny when I gave it to you and when it gets stronger in a few yrs I will decorate it in memory of you. I will transplant it into a larger planter and hope it will last for many of your upcoming birthday anniversaries. I also have one Begonia plant in the living room and hung it where I can see it as well, it looks so pretty! I will think of you even without looking at all of your things, as always. I know you will always be watching over all of us and caring as usual! Thank you, Mom I hope we all made you proud of us xxxxxxxx "

"I have a lot of fond memories of my Grandmother, that I will never forget. I spent my summers with her every year of my Life as a young child until I was 16. I then visited her and my grandfather after I joined the military a few times. She used to visit us for the Holidays in New Jersey and then when we moved to Florida and always made it special by bringing us Arroz con Dulce and Pastelillos! Til this day, nobody has made them better! She always showed her love and made sure she looked beautiful doing it! She was always a very elegant woman and made sure everyone noticed her in a crowd. She was a very giving person and always told good stories, very funny ones as well! I watched Novelas with her everyday in the summer after we fed the horse, dogs, and chickens and Grandpa left to work, Then at 4:00pm. she'd let me watch cartoons for an hour so she could cook for Us and Grandpa before he got home everyday. Then, back to the Novelas until he got home. On Saturdays, we'd watch AMC and TMC, Classic movies and they were wonderful. I'd help her with all the cooking and the cleaning, and every summer I got the job of cleaning all the windows and polishing all of the wood furniture. Hard work, but I learned how to take care of a home. We'd also go to Carolina to visit her sister a lot, go to the stores, and go grocery sopping twice a week. Grandma loved going out. She taught me a lot and I will never forget our special moments together. I am grateful that my Daughters had a chance to meet her and spend time with her the years she lived in Florida. They really loved her a lot. She was a wonderful Great-Grandmother to them. I wish she could've met Jiovanni as well. You will be forever missed and in my memory! Through the good and not so good moments, you loved the way you knew how and I will always remember the best of you! Forever your loving Granddaughter"

"Hi Mami, You were always a free spirit, forever young at heart, so very proud, so strong, a beautiful and amazing woman inside and out with a brave heart! We all hope and pray that you are in paradise with the ones you love. Every soul that loved you is happy and celebrating to finally be with you again, especially Dad. We will all miss you more and think of you every day, as you are always in our hearts forever and ever. You are finally going home Mom, your long journey has ended, we are honoring you and laying you to rest tomorrow. We all hope we made you proud in one way or another because we always wanted you to be happy and healthy. We are celebrating your life and your love, God bless you always Mom, Amen. Loving you more than you'll ever know, your children, grandchildren, family and friends. I love you very much, your daughter always Annette "

"My mom was the greatest Mom and Friend to me and my family. There are no words that can describe her. She did all that a single mother could have done for us all. We are grateful for all of her hard work. She did it to make sure we would be together as a family. She helped us all in different ways. She was a strong woman in her own right. A woman ahead of her time. She gave help to the family members in times of need, grateful that they had helped her in the past It was rough for us four but we are adults now. We will miss her forever. May God bless her and keep her by his side. All our parents make mistakes but we keep loving them forever no matter what. I will miss you mommy. Love you always. Your loving daughter Maria (Taty) xxooxx"