- Date Of Birth: July 17, 1921
- Date Of Death: September 10, 2014
- State: New Mexico
Aleja S. Trujillo, known by friends as Mrs. T. went to meet her savior on Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Gila Regional Medical Center surrounded by her loving family and close friends.
Aleja was born on July 17, 1921 in La Parilla, Durango Mexico to Isaac and Maria (Zavala) Sanchez. She came to the United States in 1947. In 1954 she married her husband of 30 years Isaac L. Trujillo Sr. She was a nanny for many years. She enjoyed singing, dancing, traveling, cooking and most of all children.
Her past time was sitting at Wal-Mart and greeting everyone as they walk in and out. She was also a volunteer grandma at Bayard elementary in 1996, a cursillista and a Guadalupana. In 1993 she went to visit her son Gilbert in Japan. On her visit to Japan, she and her son Gilbert entered a dance competition which included many cultures, entering the Mexican Hat Dance as of her heritage culture and was won by both.
She is survived by two sons, Isaac L. Trujillo Jr., and Gilbert (Mary) Trujillo, one daughter Irma Trujillo and one grandson Ronnie Martinez Jr. who was the light of her life. And numerous nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by parents, her loving husband of 30 years Isaac L. Trujillo Sr., a brother Jesus Sanchez, granddaughter Laura Nicole Esparza, and numerous brothers and sisters.
