- Date Of Birth: March 27, 1933
- Date Of Death: February 12, 2019
- State: Massachusetts
Our beloved Romualda “Julia” Santos (Gonzalez), 86, was peacefully called to her heavenly home on February 12, 2019. She was surrounded by her compassionate caregivers and nursing staff at the Holyoke HealthCare Center at the time of her passing. Julia was born to Felix Gonzalez and Rafaela Carmona, in Toa Baja, PR on February 7, 1933 but was registered as being born on March 27, 1933. In 1970, she relocated to Holyoke, MA from PR with her two oldest children and a younger sister. There, she remarried her first and only husband, Victor Santos, on September 2, 1974. They lived in Holyoke for many years where she worked as a teacher’s aide for the Holyoke School Department and he worked at the National Felt Industrial Company in Easthampton, MA. As a result of their rekindled marriage, they were blessed with two additional children. Julia, a very loving and dedicated mother, raised her four children with compassion, discipline and humility. The loss of her firstborn child, Lidia Inez, keened her motherhood with desire and passion. Her parenting and guidance skills were driven by her strong, spiritual faith in God.
