- Date Of Birth: October 12, 1930
- Date Of Death: April 9, 2018
- State: New Mexico
Our Romi was born in Santa Clara, New Mexico on October 12, 1930, to Salvador Espana and Julia Holguin. Mother was married for nearly seventy-one years to our father Manuel V. Renteria as of June 15, 1946, and reared our family of six children including a baby boy who died at birth. Our family includes Dora Martinez (Jesus), Barbara Arredondo (Jimmy) both of Lordsburg; Esther Orona (Joel) Chandler, AZ; Manuel Renteria Jr. (Donna) Las Cruces, NM, Jimmy Renteria (Lizzy) Tucson, AZ, and our ‘little angel’ David Renteria.
Our extended family includes our mother’s brother-in-law Ernesto ‘Neto’ Renteria (Ernestine), two sisters-in-law Lila Holguin and Bessie Renteria, and two brothers Henry Holguin and Pat Martinez (both deceased). From our immediate family, our mother has 10 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces. Our ‘Romi’ throughout all her years was dedicated and caring to everyone in our immediate and extended family and a loving ‘nana’ to all the children and young adults born of the family marriages.
Our mother was a lifelong member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church as well as an active member of the Lordsburg Elks Lodge along with our father Manuel for many years. She was co-owner of the Cash and Carry convenience store until her retirement and was earlier employed at the former Hidalgo County Hospital, Saucedo’s Super Market, and Kelly’s Liquor Store all in this hometown.
