Maria Socorro Gonzalez's Obituary
In loving memory of Maria Socorro Gonzalez, born in Guadalajara Jalisco Mexico June 10, 1936, passed away on July 21, 2024, in Tucson Arizona, at the age of 88.
Maria is proceeded in death by her parents Tomas Barba and Soledad Barba Jimenez, husbands (widowed twice) Roberto Aceves and Clemente Gonzalez, sons Jose Luis Gonzalez, Luis Roberto Aceves, Clemente Gonzalez, and Federico Alonzo.
Maria leaves behind her children, Samuel Gonzalez (Judy), Jose Gonzalez, Irene Elias (Miguel), Juan Aceves (Marie), Evangelina Steinbrenner (Scott), Anna Bowerman (David), Rebecca Baeza (Lorenzo), Mona Tavares (Bill), Lourdes Gonzalez and Teresa Gonzalez and all her grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren.
Loving Mother, Grandmother, Great Grandmother, and Great-Great Grandmother.
All her grandchildren called her Grandma Coco. She touched the hearts of all who crossed her path and made a lasting impact on many people’s lives.
She lived a beautiful life, even through her hardships, she made life look so effortless. She was our family’s most precious gift, the solid rock of our entire family. She taught us so much in the time she was with us; Some through stories, most through experience, some through fate. She was beautiful, kind, a true warrior, feisty, a fighter, and stubborn as ever. She was the most chingona of them all. We are not made like her, they don’t build us like she was built, but she gave us everything she could to make sure we stand confident and strong. She was always the first one to call on birthdays, insisting we listen to the radio to hear our birthday shout-outs. She was always excited to hear our successes, no matter how big or how small, they all deserved an equal celebration in her eyes. She loved talking on the phone, making her rounds through her contact list, just to start over once she reached the end. She was sharp and had a gift to sense what was always going on, no one could ever outsmart her, no matter how much anyone tried. She was a protector and a momma bear. Her faith was strong, faith is what helped her navigate the best, and the very worst of times. She loved her tecates, and swore it was her one beer a day, sometimes two, that helped keep her healthy and sane. She would brag to everyone the exact number of grandchildren, great grandchildren, and great-great grandchildren she had. That is too many for anyone of us to recall, but she knew best.
We will miss her smiling face, her passion to dance, her eagerness to talk on the phone, her love for food, and her unconditional love.
A life beautifully lived deserves to be beautifully remembered.
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