During Gloria Molina’s funeral, playwright Dan Guerrero said Molina once told him that “you have to have a fire in your belly” to become the first in so many things.
Laura Ayala reminded Morales of how Molina would give the Stitchers so many projects that members would complain about the workload. The two laughed.
Chicano royalty arrived: Edward James Olmos, Dolores Huerta. Artists like Richard Montoya of Culture Clash and playwright Dan Guerrero, who wore an ensemble of a purple tie, purple shirt, a coat with a purple lining and purple Taco Bell socks. Molina’s family gathered in the foyer. Five of her siblings carried a glass box containing a purple urn with their sister’s ashes. Greeting them was Resurrection’s pastor, John Moretta. He had married Molina and baptized her daughter Valentina, as well as Valentina’s son Santiago.Las Colibri performs during Gloria Molina’s funeral at Resurrection Catholic Church.
The pastor mentioned Molina’s insistence that he baptize Santiago. She was looking forward to meeting Ximena, Valentina’s unborn daughter, due in July. “She teased me that I turned out just like her,” she said. “Just a little bit more organized and neat. I just hope that I will continue to make her proud.”
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