Ana velez memorial service

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Ana Rita Velez was born in New York Queens November 22 1966. Ana was raised in New York her she moved to Hollywood with her mother and her step father. At a young age she started working for the Los Angeles Police Department. Her first assignment in 1988 was at LAPD Northeast Division. She was assigned at Devonshire Division, Mission Division, Foothill division. She then retired from Foothill Division in 2020. Her love was for traveling her Latin roots. She was born to a Colombian mother and a Dominican Republic father. She always embraced her Latin roots she enjoyed listening to salsa cumbias. She met her first love which is Weimar Velez 1998. They had two children Tatiana Gonzalez and Christian velez. She was a loving Mother always involved in after school activities which was soccer track and field water polo swimming football. During this time of being a mom she ran numerous marathons LA marathons she also did Baker to Vegas. She also enjoyed hiking Griffith park. Distance was never a challenge to her just finishing the race. She enjoyed Latin food she loved Porto’s her Cuban sandwiches as well. She loved rice she would make rice everyday. In 2008 she was diagnosed with breast cancer. She fought the battle and won. She was diagnosed in 2021 with breast cancer and fought a short battle. During this time she had hope she would gain her strength and do the things that she loved to do hiking running and dancing. She enjoyed her family anytime with family and friends meant everything the world to her. In 2022 she re located to live with her daughter Tatiana and to live with her grand baby Noah gonzalez and Noah meant everything to her. Ana is survived by her daughter Tatiana, and Beloved mother Sonia and her sister Elizabeth and a host of cousins family friends and LAPD family.
“To my mother in heaven, thank you for always loving me and guiding me. Even though you are no longer here with me I can still feel your love guiding me. You are always in my heart. I love you and miss you dearly.
“Don’t cry for me,
I’m not gone.
My soul is at rest,
My heart lives on
Light a candle
For me to see
And hold on to
My memory
But save your tears
For I’m still here
By your side
Through the years.

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