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
Lynne Robertson says:
November 13, 2008
Monica, although I barely knew you, you were always so friendly with a lovely smile as we passed in the hallways of OCDE… so pretty and so young… what a loss for this world… you will truly be missed by everyone here.
Marlene Moreno Gaw says:
November 13, 2008
I will always remember this night with my cousin Monica. Myself and my sister had a sleep over a couple of times at Monica’s house when we were little girls. Well at Monica’s house we turned out to be little rebels and a bit naughty. We went out at night putting tomatos on meow meow cats and a couple of eggs on cars. I remember sneaking the eggs and tomatos out of the fridge at Aunt Irene and Uncle John’s house with Monica and my sister. That night became magical as we ran down the block at night doing naughty things. The memory is etched in my mind like yesterday. As well, as adults we always shared an interest for scuba diving. My husband and I were always discussing scuba dive sites with Monica. Love you Monica.
Marlene Gaw
Marlene Moreno Gaw says:
November 13, 2008
I will always remember this night with my cousin Monica. Myself and my sister had a sleep over a couple of times at Monica’s house when we were little girls. Well at Monica’s house we turned out to be little rebels and a bit naughty. We went out at night putting tomatos on meow meow cats and a couple of eggs on cars. I remember sneaking the eggs and tomatos out of the fridge at Aunt Irene and Uncle John’s house with Monica and my sister. That night became magical as we ran down the block at night doing naughty things. The memory is etched in my mind like yesterday. As well, as adults we always shared an interest for scuba diving. My husband and I were always discussing scuba dive sites with Monica. Love you Monica.
Marlene Gaw
Monique Yessian says:
November 13, 2008
My condolences go out to Brett and all of Monica’s family. Monica was an amazing person. She was a realist, an adventurer, a mentor, and just a great person over all. I admired her so much for her outlook on life. I learned so much from her about living life to the fullest, loving yourself, your family, friends and most importantly being grateful for what we have.
Monica- you really mean a lot to me and I will never forget all the fun times we had talking, shopping, and hanging out. You really are inspiration to a lot of people!!! You will always be in my mind and in my heart. Thank you for your friendship….
Pam Rima says:
November 13, 2008
My dear friend – you lived your life to its fullest, with no regrets. I worked for over 10 years with one of my best friends – what more could I ask for. Your memory will live on in our hearts.