Maria Alvarez's Obituary
Maria Alvarez, 93, passed away at her home in Hialeah, Florida surrounded by her loving family. Maria was born on January 19, 1926 in Pinar Del Rio, Cuba. Maria worked as a clothing designer for many years. She was well loved and will be missed by all who loved and knew her. She was a loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Maria is survived by her three children: Rafael Alvarez, Roberto Alvarez and Flor Betancourt. A poem to remember her life is: ‘ I’d like the memory of me to be a happy one. I’d like to leave an afterglow of smiles when life is done. I’d like to leave an echo whispering softly down the ways of happy times and laughing times and bright sunny days. I’d like the tears of those who grieve, to dry before the sun of happy memories that I leave when life is done.”
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