Hi all! I would like to start off by thanking you all for taking your time to read this. My mom had an amazing heart and care for people. Thank you to anyone who donated me and my family appreciate it so much. I would like to share a story her brother Javier said about her.

Lisa had a heart as big as the Universe, she was a kind Soul. She had a smile that can draw you in. We never learned how to express emotions openly, expressing love was awkward, How she learned to love so big is a mystery. Lisa was very strong and had a no quit Spirit. She was not much into playing sports, she tried soccer, her soccer career as a kid lasted one game, first couple of minutes either she broke her ankle or severely sprained her ankle it was one of the two. Growing up on on Alder Street, you can walk into the girls room(Lisa, Angel, Monica-they shared this room) and see Lisa's touch- The walls covered with Posters of movie stars and bands, Culture Club and George Michael. She would play music in her room, you would hear the same song being played over and over, she recorded the same song from the radio like six times straight onto a tape. A song she loved never got old to her. She loved a good Love Song it didn't matter the language, she resonated with a good love song, you couldn't tell if it was the Love or Pain that touched her heart because she knew both, but she would hint it was the Love with that big smile. She was a romantic. I remember growing up on Chehalis Ave. We had a chained dog and some Kittens. One kitten got to close and within range of our chained dog, Lisa Springs into action running and yelling "save the Cat", "Save the Cat", she succeeded in fending off the charging dog, but when the dust settled, she had accidentally stepped on the Cat, come to find out that cat had only one life. But that is Lisa's Heart she wanted to save that cat from that dog, She would want to do the right thing, but in doing so, at times, everything still ended up the way that she was trying to prevent from happening. She had good intentions, always, maybe not for herself, but for who ever was around her she would try to make things better. I can not say it enough, My Sister Lisa was very strong, Very kind, she went through a lot at times when we was growing up to put food on the table, I thought about it last night and realized that Lisa was the Cook she made sure we was fed as kids, now that I look back at those times, I never got a chance to thank her. Lisa was that older sibling who had all the answers, how she knew everything growing up baffled me, we didn't have google back then. But you can ask her about anything and she would give her take, she was a very protective, very private. I have to say this again also, She had a big heart (as big as the Universe), maybe we didn't deserve to be around such a big heart, big hearts need a lot of Love, to give and to receive. She had her ways about herself, you could say self-destructive way, I know her, her self-destructing was her way of apologizing, her way of coping. For she wanted nothing more than to be counted worthy in the eyes of her loved ones, to be called upon. Maybe I didn't say it enough, But Lisa "I LOVE YOU", I took for granted thinking you was always going to be here, I can not accept a Physical World without you in it. I will forever stay in denial that you are gone, and I promise to never let you be forgotten..