Gloria Molina a pioneering politician, activist and former member of the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors pἀassed away on Sunday 14 May, at the age of 74 her family reported.
Valentina Martinez, her daughter said:
“It is with heavy hearts that our family announces Gloria’s pἀssing this evening. She pἀssed away at her home in Mt. Washington, surrounded by our family.”
For the past three years, Molina had been fighting terminal cἀncer, which kept her out of the spotlight. She was renowned as a lawmaker and activist who spoke out for Latinos and women. Being the first Chicana elected to the California Legislature, the Los Angeles City Council, and the L.A. County Board of Supervisors, Molina broke numerous barriers throughout her tenure.
After Molina’s demise, statements were made by city officials, including Mayor Karen Bass.
In part, a statement from Bass said:
“Gloria Molina was a force for unapologetically good and transformational change in Los Angeles.”
She paved the way for upcoming generations of leaders while permanently influencing Los Angeles. I am aware that, as Los Angeles’ first female mayor, I stand on Supervisor Molina’s shoulders.
Take a look at the tweet posted by the Office of the Governor of California:
Gloria Molina was a trailblazing changemaker who improved the lives of countless Angelenos and Californians and opened doors for generations of women in politics and public service.
Our thoughts are with her family, community, and friends during this time of loss. pic.twitter.com/B3KgRYg3sE
— Office of the Governor of California (@CAgovernor) May 15, 2023
Lindsey P. Horvath, the supervisor of L.A. County, stated, “On Mother’s Day of all days.” She cleared the path for a number of glass ceilings to be broken and for generations of women leaders in LA County. I’ll always be appreciative of the ways she made it possible for me to serve and the way she always stood up for what was right.
Chair of the L.A. County Board of Supervisors Janice Hahn said:
“It takes courage to be the 1st woman in the room and Gloria was the 1st woman and 1st Latina in nearly every room she was in.”
The family expressed their pride. Molina will be recognized for her contributions to Los Angeles, the state, and the nation as a “Chicana activist.”
For us, Gloria will be remembered as our devoted mother, grandmother, watchful older sister, astute ta, and as devoted friend. We shall miss sharing Christmas Eve with her at her house, which was decorated in a festive motif and fed us homemade tamales and a full-course holiday meal,” the statement said.
The “East L.A. Stitchers,” a group of quilters Molina established, recently labored to finish all the quilts she had been unable to finish due to illness.
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Most of all, we shall miss Gloria, our family’s steadfast and unselfish matriarch. She was the first to contact us when she learned that we needed assistance, the first to offer to plan a family reunion, and the first to give us the advice we needed to get back on our feet, according to the family.
Information on a public celebration of life involving “a special place created and envisioned by Gloria” will be forthcoming, according to a statement.
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