I am Carol (Madrid) Lucero, and I am wishing my “Proverbs 31 mom,” JoAnn (Trujillo) Madrid, a blessed Mother’s Day!
Here’s a few fond mom memories:
All the comfort food. Oodles of oatmeal, meat, potatoes, chili and homemade tortillas! Loved the egg salad sandwiches she packed in my school lunches.
The time she taught me the song, ‘My Favorite Things’ to sing in my 4th grade talent show. “Raindrops and roses and whiskers on kittens”.
On floor washing days, she’d apply a polishing paste to the wood floors, (unheard of nowadays). Me and my siblings put on our old socks, and buffed the floor to a high shine. Real clever mom!
The time we remodeled the living room, when I was pregnant with my first child. Never afraid to tackle a DIY (do it yourself) project.
All her support with my band, choir, gymnastics, and church activities. She practically lived in the car!
In my teen years, she made me lots of one-of-a -kind hot pants, vests and bell-bottom pants. I was one “stylin” 70s chick!
Over the years we did a myriad of businesses together. Four restaurants, a dry-cleaners and three direct sales companies. Whew!
As a kid, standing next to her in church during song service, she’d raise her hands and sing to the Lord in her vibrato soprano voice. And she’s still doing that.
Being invited to the White House for a Presidential Cinco De Mayo Address; then touring the White House afterwards. That was one amazing experience!
The time Pete, me, Mom and Dad drove through Reno, Nevada. We couldn’t find a hotel room, so we slept in the car. We were all so tired and got super giddy. My mom laughed so hard, I thought she would pass out!
I could write a book with all my mom memories, but this is wa-a-ay long already.
Thanks, Mom, for who you are, all the love you gave, and still give, to your massive tribe, and others.
May our dear Lord bless you with many more productive, healthy years. Love you my BFF, prayer warrior mama!
This is a picture of me (on the left) and my mom JoAnn (Trujillo) Madrid (on the right).
The picture below is of me with my parents at the “Cinco de Mayo Celebration at the White House in Washington, D.C. Left to right is my mom, JoAnn, myself, and my dad, Bennie Madrid.
In this picture, are the following individuals from left to right: Paul Lane, my Mom’s sister Angela Trujillo, myself, my husband, Pete Lucero, my mom, JoAnn and my dad, Bennie Madrid, standing at the White House.
In the picture below sitting from the left to right is me (in the black and red dress), my mom and Paul Lane:
This picture was taken while we were attending a "Press Conference."
Last but not least, is a picture of President George Bush, Sr. It was a very exciting day for all of us!
I am Corrinne Sena Natividad and I am one of five daughters of my mother Maria Deluvina Madrid Sena, also known as Della.
My sister, Lynda (Sena) Kouba has traced our maternal side back twelve generations. Our haplogroup on our maternal side is C1b11.
My Mother had me and my twin sister Yolanda September 24, 1954, La Junta, Colorado. Yolanda is on the left, my mother Della is in the middle and I am on the right. This picture was taken at our home in La Junta, CO.
My Mom and Dad did have five daughters and we always took pictures with daughters and Mom. This is one of my favorite pictures at our home at 1519 Ogden Ave., Pueblo, Colorado. It was our favorite home.
Left to right are: Eileen, Yolanda, Corrinne, Lynda, Dianna and mom Della.
My life as a twin-always has to include my twin sister, Yolanda. We are connected as twins forever.
Yolanda on the left and Corrinne on the right.
My beautiful daughter Justine Diana and me.
My granddaughters Angelina on the left and Mariana on the right.
The picture below is of my grandma Becky, playing a game at my sister Dianna's wedding shower in the late 1960s. Grandma Becky, my Mom and my Aunt Florence (O'Canas) Reyes would sit around and tell jokes (in Spanish) and laugh so loud that I would laugh. I had no idea what the jokes were in Spanish, but hearing them laugh would make me laugh. My Mom would try to translate the jokes in English, but it just was not the same.
I love this picture of Grandma Becky. She was having fun.
We spent a lot of time with Grandma Becky and her family visiting them in La Junta, Colorado and them visiting us in Pueblo, Colorado.
This is a picture of my Grandma Becky and my mom Della at our home at 1807 Comanche Road, Pueblo, Colorado. My Grandma and my Mom were very close. They instilled the importance of family to all of their children. We have a very close-knit family.
This is Abuelita Maria Refugio Encinias Madrid when she was young. She is my Great Grandmother.
This is her headstone, where she is buried in Springer, New Mexico.
This is one of my favorite pictures of my Abuelita (Great Grandma) Refugio and my mom Della as she was known. We lived in Avondale, Colorado and this picture was taken in June of 1961. My Mom was thirty-four years old in this picture. Our house was next to a field in Avondale and we played in that field for hours and in our neighborhood. We knew just about everyone in our area, many of us were related and my parents had great friends in Avondale.
My Mom was raised by her Grandmother and knew her as Mom. She was raised with her biological Mom and knew her as sister. It was not until I was a teenager that my Mom told her children that her Mom Rebecca was young when she had her. Really, it was both of her Grandparents Refugio and Juan Madrid raised her as their own. My Mom always said she had a good life and she was blessed to have a good childhood.
My Mom would make us laugh when we would say that she was a "Sena" and she would say, "No, I am a "Madrid." She was proud of that.
I feel very blessed to have known my Great-Grandma, and my Grandma. I am also blessed to have wonderful pictures and wonderful memories of my family.
Listed below are twelve generations of the maternal women on my side of the family with their husbands names.
Mariana and Angelina Galindo
Justine Natividad
Corrinne Sena
Maria Deluvina Madrid and Rolando Sena
Rebecca Madrid and Epimenio O'Canas
Maria Refugio Encinias and Juan Madrid
Maria Rita Salazar and Francisco Encinias
Victoria Ortiz and Antonio Salasar or Salazar
Maria Soledad Orioste and Jose Ygnacio Ortiz
Maria Josefa Leyva/Leiba/Leyba and Jose Miguel Urioste/Orioste
Maria de la Concepcion Martinez/Martin/Martin Serrano and Joseph Gregorio Leiva/Leiba/Leyba
Polonia Rodriguez and Joachin/Joaquin Martinez
I want to honor and celebrate the five generations of my mother’s maternal side of my family. My sister, Lynda (Sena) Kouba has traced our maternal side back twelve generations. Our haplogroup on our maternal side is C1b11.
My Encinias and Madrid Family lived in San Miguel del Vado, Romeroville, Las Vegas, Wagon Mound, French, Springer and various other locations in New Mexico. My grandmother Rebecca (Madrid) O’Canas, her husband Epimenio O’Canas and their family lived in La Junta, CO.
In this picture are six generations of women on my maternal line: Top left, Maria Refugio Encinias Madrid, top center, Rebecca Madrid O’Canas, top right Maria Deluvina Madrid Sena; bottom right, Yolanda Sena Gonzales, bottom center, Denise Gonzales Ricks and Kylah Ricks.
My mother had me and my twin sister Corrinne on September 24, 1954, La Junta, Colorado.
My granddaughter Kylah Ricks on the left and my daughter Denise (Gonzales) Ricks on the right.
Yolanda (Sena) Gonzales
My beautiful mom, Maria Deluvina Madrid Sena. My mother Della, as she was known, was raised by her grandmother Refugio Madrid and grandfather Juan Madrid in Springer, NM.
The below picture is of my grandmother Rebecca (Madrid) O’Canas. My grandmother Becky, as she was known, lived in La Junta, Colorado. We lived catercorner from her on Harriet Street.
When we moved to Pueblo, CO, we would spend many weekends visiting our grandmother Becky. We were not allowed to leave her yard and sat out front on her porch. I loved spending time with grandma Becky and loved her cooking. What I also remember is she had a cistern for water. We would get water out of the cistern and pour it into a bucket to drink. The La Junta water did not taste good. Sometimes we would walk to the store to get lemon to eat with salt. It was a treat to eat those lemons. My sisters and I loved to eat lemons with salt.
My grandma Becky and my mom Della loved to crochet and I’d watch them do that for hours. My daughter Denise was able to spend time with my mom and my grandma Becky. However, my great-grandma Refugio had passed away before Denise was born.
My grandma Becky is buried in the cemetery in La Junta, CO by her husband Epimenio (Ben) O’Canas.
This is how I remember my great-grandmother, Maria Refugio Madrid. She had a sparkle in her eyes. Also, I have to mention that she also rolled her cigarettes and I loved watching her place the tobacco on the paper, roll and lick the paper to seal it. She would just puff away and it was fun watching her do that. Her little fingers were stained because she smoked for years and years. We all loved her very much and miss her.
The picture below is of my grandma Rebecca Madrid she is the one on the top left standing, to her left is her mother Refugio Encinias Madrid, sitting down is her father Juan Madrid and on his left is his son Miguel Madrid and standing on his right is their young daughter Deluvina Madrid. She passed away young. My mother Maria Deluvina Madrid was named after her. I think all of my family members have this picture.
I am very lucky that I was able to spend time with my great-grandmother, Refugio and my mother gave me her name Refugio as my middle name. I also spent a lot of time with my grandmother Rebecca or Becky as we called her.
Listed below are twelve generations of the maternal women on my side of the family with their husband’s names:
Kylah Ricks, my granddaughter
Denise Gonzales, my daughter and husband Justin Ricks
Yolanda Sena and husband Dennis Gonzales
Maria Deluvina Madrid and husband Rolando Sena
Rebecca Madrid and husband Epimenio O'Canas
Maria Refugio Encinias and husband Juan Madrid
Maria Rita Salazar and husband Francisco Encinias
Victoria Ortiz and Antonio Salasar or Salazar
Maria Soledad Orioste and husband Jose Ygnacio Ortiz
Maria Josefa Leyva/Leiba/Leyba and husband Jose Miguel Urioste/Orioste
Maria de la Concepcion Martinez/Martin/Martin Serrano and husband Joseph Gregorio Leiva/Leiba/Leyba
Polonia Rodriguez and Joachin/Joaquin Martinez/Martin/Martin Serrano