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Portrait of Rose Luna
In loving memory of

Rose Luna

November 21, 1939 – April 22, 2020
Lived 80 years
Oakdale Mortuary & Memorial Park · Glendora, CA
Life story

Rosie S. Luna was born to Florentino Lopez and Maria Sanchez on November 21, 1939, in Hanford, California. While she was a student at Hanford High School, she met Richard Luna, a boy who knew he was going to marry her as soon as he saw her. Their puppy love turned to everlasting love as they married on February 7, 1959. Rose was a devoted mother to her sons Rick, Ray, and Rudy. Throughout the 80s and 90s, she became a grandmother to Brandon, Derrick, Raylene, and Andrew. Rose, with her immeasurable love and support, was undoubtedly meant to be a grandma. In the 2000s, the family grew, and she gained five more grandsons, Max, Joey, Vicente, Andres, and Aaron, as well as another granddaughter, Arielle. She eventually became a great-grandma to 14 amazing kids.

Rose was an amazing cook, an avid reader, a jewelry maker, a soap opera lover, and a karaoke enthusiast who people loved to hear sing Patsy Cline. She loved watching her family play baseball or softball and rooting them on. She bled blue and designated Justin Turner as her boyfriend. She dedicated decades to the Baldwin Park Unified School District and its schools. She was proud of the work she did and the people she met throughout her time there.

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1939
Born November 21
1947
Rose was 8 when Jackie Robinson broke baseball's color barrier
1959
Rose was 20 when Barbie made her debut
1969
Rose was 30 when "Sesame Street" debuted
1971
Rose was 32 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Rose was 42 when MTV began broadcasting
1997
Rose was 58 when "Titanic" opened in theaters
2004
Rose was 65 when Facebook was launched
2010
Rose was 71 when Instagram was launched
2020
Passed away April 22, age 80
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(written 4/23/2020) I will remember your light ❤️ Yesterday, we lost my grandma, and I'm not sure how I'm supposed to say goodbye to the person who shaped my entire world. All I know is that I miss my grandma so much already. I miss being wrapped in her arms at least once a day. I miss her laugh. I miss offering to beat up my papa when he was being sassy and her agreeing to it right away. I just miss her. My grandma's love, patience, and tenderness transformed my life. She has been and will continue to be a driving force behind all of my hopes and dreams. She believed in me wholeheartedly, and I'll continue to work towards a life that will make her proud. My little goosey, how lucky am I to have been loved by you for 28 years? I love you to the moon and back.

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