Maria “Abby” Treviño passed away peacefully in her sleep Wednesday, Oct 29, 2008, at the National Naval Medical Center (NNMC) in Washington, DC. She had courageously fought Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma since July 2002, never losing her spirit or strength.
She was born Aug 21, 1947 in Santa Maria, TX to Frank and Velia (Vega) Treviño. She lived several years in Burlington-Edison, WA before moving to Omaha, NE after completing her education. She lived many years in Fort Walton Beach, FL, then moving back to Washington for a few years before moving back to Omaha. After being diagnosed with Lymphoma, she moved to San Antonio for a few years receiving cancer treatment. She spent her final years living with her son and his family in Washington, DC with the state-of-the-art Oncology department at the NNMC.
She was a nationally recognized poet being published in the National Library of Poetry. Her perseverance was prevalent in her life including her raising three children as a single mother. She was a consistent volunteer within her local Alanon achieving 17-years sobriety on Oct 10. More than anything, she was a devoted, caring mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She had a wonderful sense of humor and will be sadly missed.
She is survived by her children: Pamela “Rose” McKee of Mill Valley, CA, Randy Mastra and wife Dawn of Papillion, NE, J.R. Lowery and wife Tasha of Montclair, VA, and Amanda Lowery of Decatur, AL; nine grandchildren; three sisters: Espy Mora, Doris Hernandez, and Judy Lynch; and four brothers: Rudy Treviño, Paul Treviño, Manuel Treviño and Jimmy Treviño. She is predeceased by her husband, Michael Brooks; her parents; her brother, Robert Treviño; and her sister, Sylvia Treviño-Kelley.
The family encourages donations in her memory to Lymphoma Research Foundation at http://www.lymphoma.org/. Her services will be held in Quincy, WA at St Pius X Catholic Church on Friday, November 28, at 11:00 AM. Her scattering at sea ceremony will be held at sunset on May 17, 2009 in Destin, FL.
She was born Aug 21, 1947 in Santa Maria, TX to Frank and Velia (Vega) Treviño. She lived several years in Burlington-Edison, WA before moving to Omaha, NE after completing her education. She lived many years in Fort Walton Beach, FL, then moving back to Washington for a few years before moving back to Omaha. After being diagnosed with Lymphoma, she moved to San Antonio for a few years receiving cancer treatment. She spent her final years living with her son and his family in Washington, DC with the state-of-the-art Oncology department at the NNMC.
She was a nationally recognized poet being published in the National Library of Poetry. Her perseverance was prevalent in her life including her raising three children as a single mother. She was a consistent volunteer within her local Alanon achieving 17-years sobriety on Oct 10. More than anything, she was a devoted, caring mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. She had a wonderful sense of humor and will be sadly missed.
She is survived by her children: Pamela “Rose” McKee of Mill Valley, CA, Randy Mastra and wife Dawn of Papillion, NE, J.R. Lowery and wife Tasha of Montclair, VA, and Amanda Lowery of Decatur, AL; nine grandchildren; three sisters: Espy Mora, Doris Hernandez, and Judy Lynch; and four brothers: Rudy Treviño, Paul Treviño, Manuel Treviño and Jimmy Treviño. She is predeceased by her husband, Michael Brooks; her parents; her brother, Robert Treviño; and her sister, Sylvia Treviño-Kelley.
The family encourages donations in her memory to Lymphoma Research Foundation at http://www.lymphoma.org/. Her services will be held in Quincy, WA at St Pius X Catholic Church on Friday, November 28, at 11:00 AM. Her scattering at sea ceremony will be held at sunset on May 17, 2009 in Destin, FL.
Please feel free to leave your comments in her memory
18 comments:
J.R., I believe that you know how much Abby meant to me and my family. I pray to GOD that He give you hope and strenght to you and your siblings. We never got to know each other in person, but maybe one of these days. I missed more when she moved to Virginia. I want to thank you for being the son that you are. My Cousin Abby was a very special person. And I will never forget her.
Hi J.R.,
I met Abby about 17 years ago and we have been able to maintain our friendship even when I went overseas. She was brave lady and she will be missed in the fellowship as well as my heart. I am sure she is one of God's angels looking out for us.
Above is the obituary printed in the Wenatchee World. The Omaha World-Herald, San Antonio Express-News, and the Northwest Florida Daily News received a condensed version due to cost. I will update this page in the event anything changes with the plans, in addition to posting particulars as we get close to May 17.
The obituaries will run in FWB and San Antonio this Sunday, Nov 23. Wenatchee will be the weekend edition and Omaha will be Saturday's edition (the 22nd). So if someone could please get an extra copy of each one for us kids, I would greatly appreciate it.
J.R.I'm reading some of the comments on this blog from cousin Anita and it warms my heart to know that Your Mom knew so many people.I have contacted some other cousins from Burlington and advised them of our loss.Maybe they might come to the Service on Friday.Tite,long time no hear from you,just what Espy and Abby would tell me about you.Maybe you might see me and my Wife one day in Texas after I retire from Working.Take care of yourself and say HI to RAY.I talked to Oscar in Burlington and invited him and his brothers to the funeral services.
I want to extend my condolencs to everyone in Abby's family. I worked with Abby at Keltec. She was always upbeat and I have fond memories of her. An angel she was. Please let me know when whe scattering of the ashes is scheduled.
Joe Roach
Crestview, FL
I love these pictures. Dawn said she has some also that she took the last time mom came to visit. I will have her upload those or pass them to you to upload also.
JR, I want to thank you so much for putting together this website. The pictures are wonderful and show her amazing spirit. She was, without a doubt, the sweetest person I have ever known.
I miss her every day, and I always will.
Pamela Rose
rosamckee@gmail.com
Thank you all for your comments about our sister, Abby. We did not grow up with her, but she was always in our hearts.When we went to Virginia in August to visit her we kinda knew that we were saying goodbye to her in our hearts.It was nice talking about old times and she seemed to find peace with us there.It was a trip that I will never forget,but it was also very hard to leave her.God was finally ready for her and she is in heaven looking down at us; but she will not be forgotten by her family and friends.We pray for J.R. and his family for their loss and not lose their faith in God.
J.R. and Amanda,
I only met your mom a few times but I do remember when she visited Decatur once we stayed in a room with her and stayed up laughing til dawn she was great. Know this.. she did not leave this world without leaving a mark on it because she produced two of the most amazing people I have ever known. I know that the love she passed to you will be passed to others therefor she will live forever in the hearts of others. I pray that God will give you the strength and the peace that you need to get through the heartache of missing her. I know that she is very proud of you both as she should be.
Your Friend,
Erica
J.R.
The website looks wonderful; you did a great job.
Hi Jr, Randy, and Amanda & Rose,
I lost my big sister, but she will always be in my heart. As I told her "you were ALWAYS one of us." We missed her those 20 some years, but were so glad when JR brought her & Makayla back to WA. She was always there to talk to, and she always tried to help with advice/ reassurance. She always said, "everything will be alright, and she was right! I miss her a lot!!
JR, & siblings, I hope and wish you all the BEST. She did a fine job with you all!! And JR, she was SO proud of you those last few mos. Please do keep in touch.
It's hard to believe less than 3 months has passed. I miss her. Normally in a situation like my life is in right now, I could always count on being able to call her and talk to her and spill my feelings on to her. She would take them all on dispite her situation and comfort me. We didn't have much growing up, but we had each other.
You still can Randy...don't forget that. She's soooo listening to you right now and has been from the beginning!
American Cancer Society's Relay for Life event happens on June 5-6, 2009, 7:00 p.m.
This is the second year I have been a part of this wonderful fund raising organization. This year is special in that my team is walking in honor of my mother. If you can donate in these crazy economic times, please do. If not, find a local event in your area and try to get involved.
http://main.acsevents.org/goto/mariatrevino
The National Naval Medical Center is coordinating a "Memorial Service to bring staff and families together to remember loved ones" on May 8, 2009 at 2PM in the NNMC Chapel. "The Memorial Service will offer an opportunity for those attending to be surrounded by others who have experienced grief from the loss of a loved one. The service of comfort and healing will provide a special time to honor, remember and celebrate those who have died."
I know many feel that these types of events, including the May Memorial Service to scatter Mom's ashes will only serve to re-open wounds and just don't want to grieve more than once. Well, the better way to think about it is like it says above, it is a celebration of life as well as an opportunity to remember all the good times together. Perhaps even shed some light onto her impact on other's lives and even get to hear some humorous stories from others who also got to spend time with her. Send me an email if you are interested in attending.
We are planning to hold Mom's "celebration of life" services at 1:00PM on Sunday the 17th at the picnic area around the villas we have reserved for the weekend. The website is destin.benningmwr.com and you can click on maps to get directions to where we will be. The dress will be casual, being that we are at the beach. We will follow the services with a cookout with hamburgers and hot dogs. If anyone wants to bring a side dish, we would love to have it. The villas have a kitchen if needed. Feel free to email me or call me at 619-985-6169 if you have any questions.
JR,
Thank you so very much for allowing me the honor of running my 1/2 marathon with Team In Training who raises money for Leukemia & Lymphoma in memory of Abby! She was a wonderful neighbor and has not been forgotten!! I pray that one day soon we will find a cure of this horrible disease!!
I became friends with Abby and her family in the early 60's when we lived on Spencer Road of the lower Satus in Washington. We wrote to each other for a while and shared pictures. I have tried many times throughout the years to find her. Today I found one of the pictures she sent and wrote on the back of, so I typed her name and Omaha. This came up with her picture. I recognized her right away. It was her smile and twinkling eyes. I am sad not to have gotten in touch with her in the many years that I had tried. My love and prayers go to all her family. It is with a heavy heart that I will share this info with my siblings. Abby was angel on earth before she became and angel in heaven.....Lindy W.
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