Amanda Roman

Mandy (Amanda Román) was born Thursday, June 26, 1924, which is also the day in 1870 that the Christmas holiday was declared a federal holiday in the United States. Mandy's parents, Amalia Giraldo Galvez born in Guatemala City, and Conrado Giraldo Tobon born in Medellin, Colombia. Mandy was the eldest of 7 Children, who have all passed before her. Estela, Mandy, Ricardo, Francisco, Esther, Benjamin, & Conrado Jr. At the age of 16 Mandy won the Champion title in an interscholastic bicycle race. In 1947 Mandy married Rafael Román who was born in Tecpan, Guatemala. He was a musician playing the marimba instrument since the young age of 9, with the experience he acquired he soon became a composer and recorded two CDs. You can view his YouTube videos online under Ninette Roman. The happy couple soon had two daughters, Amanda Rosibel in 1948 and Celia Ninette in 1954. Mandy became a Registered nurse and worked in the city hospital named ROOSEVELT. She also worked as a midwife in a small town and a director of a medical clinic in another, and so on. Mandy loved books and learning was her passion. She obtained a CERTIFICATE OF SATISFACTION IN TYPING, therefore opening up a TYPEWRITING ACADEMY with 10 typewriters, in the small town of El Tumbador. But because she and her husband were employed elsewhere, Mandy's father supervised the typewriting class in their absence. Mandy learned that real estate was a profitable investment so she began purchasing land whenever possible and made small monthly payments as their income would allow. Both Mandy and Rafael purchased a property in the city and built a humble home for their small family. In 1962 after obtaining a visitor visa, she flew to Los Angeles, California, and found employment as a nanny. Her employer was so pleased with her that they submitted the documents necessary to legalize her immigration status along with her husband and daughters. They all entered as legal immigrants in 1963. Once settled in the US, Mandy studied hard to obtain her GED, and an LVN license, after which she worked in several Rest and Convalescent homes. There she had the privilege to care for Mr. Boris Karloff (Frankenstein) and Tony Curtis' mother. Mandy also worked as an ON-CALL NURSE, at times working for the GOOD SAMARITAN Amanda Román's bio summary HOSPITAL where Robert F Kennedy Sr. was taken after he was shot and subsequently died. Mandy also worked at the HOLLYWOOD PRESBYTERIAN Hospital in Los Angeles, CA where her granddaughter Ginie was later born. After they had a small amount of money saved up, they had a relative oversee the tear down of their old home and built a new one, enough for it to hold all four of them comfortably, bur since their daughters soon married and had their children here in the US, the home in Guatemala was converted into a rental for many families but they always kept a space for them to be able to visit and stay as long as they desired. They soon acquired a couple more properties and lived comfortably through their working years until their retirement. Mandy and her husband Rafael were blessed with being able to travel on several road trips throughout the country and Canada with their daughter Ninette. They each visited Europe individually because Mandy visited family and friends for a short time but Rafael with the intention of relocating there to be near his cousin who was also a marimba musician, lived in Italy with his cousin for three months but didn't foresee a better future for them there and decided it was best for them to stay in the US, so he returned. As the news of Mandy's passing became more and more widely known, all kinds of kind words describing her were a blessing to us. Mom was described as being: The light of the Lord, a blessing to have known her, she helped everyone and anyone in need, she was an amazing woman, a wise woman, and always walked in the Lord's footsteps. She guided her daughters, grandchildren, and all her family in the light of the Lord Jesus. She literally walked the talk. She was not quick to anger and always had a calm voice with which she disciplined you and bless you at the same time. Till the very end, she was an outstanding loving mother, cracking jokes and rhymes. She loved poetry, singing, dancing, and most of all playing the marimba with the love of her life, Rafael. Thank you Mom for leaving us with your beautiful legacy. Mandy's Immediate Family DAUGHTERS Amanda Rosíbelly Román Sorto Celía Ninette Román Sagastume HUSBAND In Heaven Rafael Román Román SONS-IN-LAW Juan Sorto Víctor Sagastume GRANDCHILDREN Edgar Rafael Samayoa Román Ginie Ninette Samayoa Román In Heaven Ruby Elizabeth Sorto Román GREAT-GREAT Grandchildren Delilah & Emily GREAT Grandchildren Genivieve, Julian, Danny & Ja

Amanda Roman

June 26, 1924 - November 10, 2024