Monica Beltran Barrett
July 05, 1966 - November 11, 2008
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Monica Beltran Barrett
July 05, 1966 - November 11, 2008
Obituary
MONICA BELTRAN BARRETT – age 42, of Lake Forest, California, passed away peacefully November 11, 2008 following her courageous and valiant battle against cancer.
A career in public service lead Monica to the Orange County Department of Education. There she was the Program Manager for the Orange County ‘Friday Night Live’ Partnership youth group. Monica earned a bachelor’s degree in Social Work from the California State University Long Beach. Monica loved her job and thrived on expanding the minds and opportunities of the young students enrolled in the ‘FNL’ program.
Monica enjoyed the outdoors. She was an avid scuba diver and shared a love of travel with her husband, Brett. Together the two of them explored all ends of the earth, with an appreciation for different places and cultures.
Although Monica endured many set backs in her short life, she never once complained and always put others before herself. She is survived by her husband, Brett, parents, John and Irene Beltran, sisters, Vivian Ortiz and Ilene Reveles Jose, nephews, Joseph and Jonathan Reveles. She will be greatly missed by all who knew her.
Services will be held at Our Lady of Mount Carmel Catholic Church, located at 1441 W. Balboa Blvd., Newport Beach, California on Monday, November 17, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. Reception immediately following the service at the Vallejos/Bold home, 24151 Roma Drive, Mission Viejo, California, 949 680-2971.
In lieu of flowers, the family has requested that a donation be made in Monica Barrett’s name to the ‘Liddy Shriver Sarcoma Initiative’ A link to the donation webpage is: http://www.sarcomahelp.org/donations.htm
139 responses to Monica Beltran Barrett
Elizabeth Orozco says:
November 13, 2008
Querido Angelito,
Se que te encuentras al lado de Nuestro SeÃαor, pero el saber de no poder volverte a ver me duele mucho.
ÃÂ¥ÃÂEras un modelo de mujer que a todos a quienes tratastes llevaran con ellos un lindo recuerdo de lo que es y deberian ser todos durante su estancia en este mundo!
Que Dios Nuestro SeÃαor les dÃΩ pronto consuelo y paz a todos tus seres queridos.
Cuida de nosotros y disfruta de la felicidad que Dios Nuestro SeÃαor nos prometio a todos sus hijos.
ÃÂ¥ÃÂDescansa en paz queridisima Monica, jamas te olvidare!
XOXOXOXO Maria Elizabeth ChÃÅ’ÃÂvez de Orozco
Elke Petras says:
November 13, 2008
Monica,
You have been and will always be a role model to me. I miss you so very much.
Gabriela Morales says:
November 13, 2008
Monica,
You will always be in our hearts forever and you will be greatly missed. I feel so blessed to have known you. Thank you for all that you did for everyone and for myself. I learned a lot from you as a professional and as a person in such a short amount of time. We know you are now in heaven with God at your side.
Glenda Chakerian says:
November 13, 2008
My heartfelt condolences to Brett and all of Monica’s family. I’ve known Monica since she began working at OCDE. We became friends over the years and we would talk about all kinds of things travels, scuba diving, houses, husbands, “girly things,” etc., but only rarely about the cancer. Instead, she was more concerned about how I was doing. My husband also scuba dives, but I don’t, and she encouraged me to go with him to see some of the beautiful places she’d been. She had a bit of sassiness to her, which I loved, and periodically called me a “dork” which I also loved! She had a great spirit, amazing strength and courage, and an ability to live each day. That’s the biggest lesson I’ll take from knowing Monica — living each day to its fullest. I will miss her tremendously, will think of her often, and she will always have a place in my heart. May God bless you with his strength and love during this difficult time. With much sympathy,
Jacqui Perry says:
November 13, 2008
Monica: You were one classy lady and easy to love. No matter what, you were always kind. I never heard you utter one bad word about anyone, even when you were angry, which was rarely. I will never forget your kindness to me during an extremely bad time in my life. You will be missed, but your strong spirit will continue. You are an inspiration to us all.