- Date Of Death: September 21, 2019
- State: Idaho
AMADA QUILANTAN PEREZ went to her heavenly home on Saturday, September 21, 2019. She was born in Villa de la Paz, San Luis Potosi, Mexico. She was the first born of Antonio and Ascension Quilantan. Amada was a brave and admirable woman who helped her parents raise ten of her siblings. Amada emigrated to the U.S.A with her parents and three younger sisters in December of 1944. After emigrating, she went to school in Mission, Texas to learn English. Amada loved school and learning. She worked hard to help put food on the table. The family started their migrant years in 1955. They traveled to various states following the seasonal crops, finally settling in Idaho in 1959. She worked at Simplot’s in Heyburn, Idaho for many years. She became a U.S. citizen while living in Rupert, Idaho. She married Agustin Perez in 1970 and had three children. She was an active member of St.
