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DELGADO -- MARY LOU SANCHEZ (LULU) May 30,1946 - June 21, 2012 A resident of Oxnard, California. In her adult life, Lulu, so loved her birthplace of Albuquerque, NM, where several of her family members still reside. She was married to her sweetheart, Raymond Delgado for 50 years. Together they had four children, Raymond (deceased), Cathy, Michael and Daniel. She had seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her beloved son, Raymond (little Ray). She is survived by her mother Patsy (Petra) Macias (husband, Jose) and siblings, Patsy (Tita) Benavidez (husband Joe), Willie (Boy) Sanchez (wife, Vilma), Dorella (Fina) Apodaca, (husband, Patrick), Emilio Archibeque (partner, Kevin), Leonard Archibeque (wife ,Vickie), Leo Archibeque, Anthony Archibeque and Gerald Archibeque (deceased). Several nieces and nephews; one aunt Predicanda (Kanda) Padilla; father Boleslo Sanchez (deceased); grandparents Rafael and Catalina Sanchez (both deceased). Lulu grew up in Los Padillas, where she called home, until she was nine years old, at which time the family moved to Pacoima California. In 1956, she attended Pacoima Junior High and on to San Fernando High School. She met her future husband, Raymond Delgado, in Tacoma Washington while visiting her sister (Tita), soon after she married and moved to Oxnard California, where she raised her children. She visited Albuquerque, often to be with her mother and siblings, who she was so very close to. She always said she wanted 1/3 of her ashes spread in Los Padillas, 1/3 in Oxnard and 1/3 in Hawaii. She loved Hawaii with a passion (it was heaven to her). Our sweet and precious Lulu is with her son and our Lord now and was laid to rest at the Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard California. She will be dearly missed. So until we meet in heaven...Aloha sweet sister, we can only kiss your picture for now,.. until we can hold hands and be together again.
        Published on: Sun August 12, 2012