In 2009, a truly wonderful person, a wife, mother, grandmother of 9, and an extraordinarily kind friend to many, Esperanza Figueras passed away after a long battle with cancer.
Her grandaughter Nora, who was in 5th grade at the time, wrote an award winning essay (attached below) which helps describe what a wonderful person she was.
Not only was Esper kind and caring, she loved to play golf and was an avid golfer. As a tribute, her friends and family have been hosting an annual memorial golf outing in her honor. This year is the 10th annual memorial event!
The golf outing is held at Lincoln Greens Golf Course in Springfield, IL. This year’s outing is coming up soon, on Saturday, July 13, 2019, and we need your help!
The Esperanza Figueras Memorial Golf Outing not only carries on Esper’s legacy, but also is a fundraising event to raise money that’s donated to St.John’s Bread Line, a Catholic charity for which Esper’s volunteer support is well-known. St. John’s Breadline is an accredited agency of the Central Illinois Food Bank which is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. The Esperanza Figueras Memorial Golf Outing is a 501c3 charity organization.
Your donation will help provide the financial support that is needed to create a successful event!
We cannot express our gratitude enough for all the wonderful and generous contributions we have received in the past and would be honored to be considered for a contribution to help sponsor this year’s event.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will help continue to keep the spirit of Esper alive in our hearts.
Please share this page on Facebook and spread the word. Visit our webpage at: http://www.esperfiguerasmemorialgolfouting.com
Thank you so much for your support!
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"Character Counts” - An essay by Nora Figueras, 2012
Caring: Kindness, compassion, empathy
The Dictionary defines caring as, “to feel interest or concern”, and “to provide help, protection, or supervision”. All of these things remind me of my grandmother.
I think my grandmother was a caring person because she was a psychiatrist. As a doctor she helped people with mental problems, she cared for people whose mental problems were so bad, they had to live at the hospital.
She also helped out at the local food pantry. At the food pantry, in addition to cooking and serving food, she would deliver fresh donuts . She delivered donuts because she felt sad, because the poor people were so worried about getting a meal she wanted them to have some thing special. After delivering donuts for so long she got a name at the food pantry, ʻʻthe donut ladyʼʼ.
She didn't just work at the food pantry she volunteered at her church. she would mop floors, clean the pews, and dust the alter.
One time she helped a family that just moved to the United States from Thailand. The family wanted to start a sewing business. She gave them money and brought her familyʼs clothes there to be fixed. She also helped with their business papers. She told all her friends to bring their clothes there.
In 2008, my grandmother found out she had cancer. Even though she was sick, she did not stop helping at the food pantry, the church, and the family from Thailand. Finally, she became so sick that she could not leave the hospital. However, she still made my grandfather, deliver the donuts to the food pantry, help the family from Thailand, and clean the church.
In 2009 my grandmother died from cancer. At her funeral, there were so many people from the church, the food pantry and those she helped. During the service, while the priest talked about my grandmother, people brought me and my family boxes of donuts. I will never forget my grandmother and what a caring person she was.
Her grandaughter Nora, who was in 5th grade at the time, wrote an award winning essay (attached below) which helps describe what a wonderful person she was.
Not only was Esper kind and caring, she loved to play golf and was an avid golfer. As a tribute, her friends and family have been hosting an annual memorial golf outing in her honor. This year is the 10th annual memorial event!
The golf outing is held at Lincoln Greens Golf Course in Springfield, IL. This year’s outing is coming up soon, on Saturday, July 13, 2019, and we need your help!
The Esperanza Figueras Memorial Golf Outing not only carries on Esper’s legacy, but also is a fundraising event to raise money that’s donated to St.John’s Bread Line, a Catholic charity for which Esper’s volunteer support is well-known. St. John’s Breadline is an accredited agency of the Central Illinois Food Bank which is a member of Feeding America, the nation’s largest domestic hunger relief organization. The Esperanza Figueras Memorial Golf Outing is a 501c3 charity organization.
Your donation will help provide the financial support that is needed to create a successful event!
We cannot express our gratitude enough for all the wonderful and generous contributions we have received in the past and would be honored to be considered for a contribution to help sponsor this year’s event.
Any support is greatly appreciated and will help continue to keep the spirit of Esper alive in our hearts.
Please share this page on Facebook and spread the word. Visit our webpage at: http://www.esperfiguerasmemorialgolfouting.com
Thank you so much for your support!
____________________________________________________
"Character Counts” - An essay by Nora Figueras, 2012
Caring: Kindness, compassion, empathy
The Dictionary defines caring as, “to feel interest or concern”, and “to provide help, protection, or supervision”. All of these things remind me of my grandmother.
I think my grandmother was a caring person because she was a psychiatrist. As a doctor she helped people with mental problems, she cared for people whose mental problems were so bad, they had to live at the hospital.
She also helped out at the local food pantry. At the food pantry, in addition to cooking and serving food, she would deliver fresh donuts . She delivered donuts because she felt sad, because the poor people were so worried about getting a meal she wanted them to have some thing special. After delivering donuts for so long she got a name at the food pantry, ʻʻthe donut ladyʼʼ.
She didn't just work at the food pantry she volunteered at her church. she would mop floors, clean the pews, and dust the alter.
One time she helped a family that just moved to the United States from Thailand. The family wanted to start a sewing business. She gave them money and brought her familyʼs clothes there to be fixed. She also helped with their business papers. She told all her friends to bring their clothes there.
In 2008, my grandmother found out she had cancer. Even though she was sick, she did not stop helping at the food pantry, the church, and the family from Thailand. Finally, she became so sick that she could not leave the hospital. However, she still made my grandfather, deliver the donuts to the food pantry, help the family from Thailand, and clean the church.
In 2009 my grandmother died from cancer. At her funeral, there were so many people from the church, the food pantry and those she helped. During the service, while the priest talked about my grandmother, people brought me and my family boxes of donuts. I will never forget my grandmother and what a caring person she was.