- Date Of Birth: September 15, 1925
- Date Of Death: March 27, 2020
- State: Idaho
On a beautiful fall day, September 15, 1925, on the porch of the Basque Boarding House in Jordan Valley, Oregon, a daughter was born to Jose (Mendi) Goiri from Ereno, Viscaya, Spain and Pilar Arriola Goiri of Elanchove, Viscaya, Spain.
Being the oldest of four siblings: brother John, sister Lydia and brother George, Amuma (Basque for grandma) enjoyed her childhood raised on various farms in the Boise Valley, before starting her education in Marsing, Idaho. Graduating in 1943 from Marsing High School, the former cheerleader worked various jobs to earn enough money to attend nursing school.
Graduating from Mercy Hospitals three-year school with best friend, Maxine Robbins Shields Maybon, the two embarked on a decades-long career that spanned the globe. After World War II, she worked for Dr. William Ross before starting her 35-plus year career at Mercy Hospital in Nampa. Due to her “get things done” attitude, she was selected by the hospital to attend Cornell Medical Center in New York to learn new skills in the treatment of coronary heart disease. Returning to Idaho, she taught many nurses in ICU procedures and helped designed many coronary care units in the State of Idaho. World travel with best friend “Aunt Max” Maxine Maybon, found them training in Russia, France, Germany, England and attending seminars in most of the states in the U.S.
Never one to miss a party, Trini Goiri and Bill Moad planned their wedding day to be New Year’s Eve 1948. From this union came four half Basque boys: Bill, Mike, Sam and Pete. The fun was about to begin for the young family as mom and dad attended thousands of sporting events, concerts and community activities the family participated in.
Amuma was a sports enthusiast and enjoyed any type of sporting events, rooting hard for her team or favorite players. At one of her son’s baseball tournament awards presentation, she was awarded “The Best Umpire from the Bleachers” from the Umpire Association. It’s no wonder if you ever witnessed Amuma cheer at a sporting event.
Golf was one of her passions in life. She was Past President of the Women’s Association in Nampa, a member of the Nampa Golf Commission and a Director of the Mercy Hospice Golf Tournament. Amuma was also a Hole Marshall at the U.S. Open, held in Pebble Beach and was selected to work of the famous 18th hole!
Her Basque heritage was a source of pride in her life and she embraced the culture in her activities. Basque dances, picnics, reunions, belonging to groups such as Caldwell Euzkaldunak, the Boise and Homedale Basque clubs, just to name a few.
1985 was a sad day for the family as her husband Bill passed away. Not one to dwell on sadness or depression, she continued her nursing career, traveled with friends and embraced being Amuma to her grandchildren.
Amuma met Gerald (Jerry) Snow from Moscow and quickly became an Idaho Vandal.
Widowed for the second time, Amuma does what she does best, and continued with her golf life, traveling with friends and attending many Basque dinners and charity events. Amuma played golf two to three times a week, met friend John Cramer, and continued their friendship, golfing and traveling for the last few years.
Survived by sons Bill (Kendra), Mike (Cathy) and Pete (Katie); sister Lydia Black of Boise; sister-in-law Jo Goiri of Kennewick; daughter-in-law Lana Moad of Nampa; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Preceded in death by her parents Jose and Pilar, two brothers John and George, her son Sam, and husbands Bill Moad and Gerald Snow.
