- Date Of Birth: April 12, 1921
- Date Of Death: June 17, 2011
- State: West Virginia
Angelina Mendez, age 90, of Mount Dora Florida and originally from Clarksburg, WV, passed away June 17, 2011. She was born in Harrison County, the daughter of the late Angel Garcia Mendez and Victorina Arrojo Mendez. She is survived by one brother, Angel Mendez and wife Linda of Mt. Dora, Florida, and one sister, Severina Martinez of Langhorn, Pa, and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one brother, Roberto Argemiro Mendez. . She attended Lamberts Run Elementary School, Ziesing Junior High School and graduated from Victory High School, Class of 1942. She completed Seamstress School in Pittsburgh in 1943. She entered the Navy Waves in Clarksburg, West Virginia on February 24, 1944 and was discharged March 15, 1946 in Washington, DC. After being discharged she went on to graduate from Fairmont State College with a Bachelor of Arts in Elementary Education in 1951 and was a student teacher at Fairmont Junior High. She taught elementary school in Minerva and Canton, Ohio for twenty years and taught eight years at J.J. Burns fifth grade. While there she was awarded the Jennings Scholar award 1972-1973. She was a life member of Sigma Kappa Sorority. She was also a member of the NEA and OEA. Ms. Mendez was a member of the Waves National Unit #21- AARP.
