A friend· January 8, 2025
Thank you Mama for the blanket that you bought me. I love it❤️ and I love you🥰👩👦. You are the best Mama ever❤️. Love, Your Boo Boo Messiah
Let the memory of Anna be with us forever.
In Loving Memory of Anna Ruiz October 19, 1954- August 28, 2024
Anna was born on October 19, 1954, in Puerto Rico. Her parents are Marcelino “Chelo” Díaz and Ana Díaz. In 1963, she and her family moved to Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where she grew up surrounded by her nine siblings - three brothers and six sisters. She graduated from Perth Amboy High School in 1974, marking the beginning of a life filled with love, dedication and service.
In 1976, she married her high school sweetheart, Jose Ruiz, and began building a family of her own. She was a devoted and loving mother to her three children: Joann Ruiz, Melissa Ruiz, and Joey Ruiz. Her pride and joy extended to her three grandchildren: Alexa Tapia, Alyssa Tapia, and Messiah Ruiz, whom she adored and loved deeply. She cherished every moment spent with her children and grandchildren.
Anna dedicated nearly 30 years of her life to a career in the banking industry, where her professionalism, kindness, and integrity left a lasting impression on her colleagues and clients. After retiring, she turned her focus to caring for her elderly mother, demonstrating the deep sense of love and responsibility that defined her character.
Anna was a remarkable woman with a heart of gold. She made many sacrifices for her family. Her generosity and selflessness touched everyone she met and she was often described as an angel on earth. As a mother, wife, daughter, sibling, grandmother, and friend, she embodied unconditional love and unwavering support. She was truly the heart and pillar of her family.
Her family and friends will forever remember her warmth, compassion, and the light she brought into their lives. Although her time on earth has unexpectedly and prematurely come to an end, her legacy will live on in the hearts of all who were blessed to know her.
She will be deeply missed, but never forgotten.
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A friend· January 1, 2025
Mama, I love and miss you so much. I wish you were still here. I miss your cooking and the way you used to spoil me. I miss everything about you. Love you always, Your Boo Boo Messiah❤️
A friend· December 26, 2024
Mom, I will love and miss you always. I hate that you were taken away from us so prematurely and unexpectedly. One moment you’re here and the next you’re gone. No warning or any goodbye. All we have left are the beautiful memories that have been created throughout your lifetime. You were my queen…my angel on earth. I lost a huge part of me the day you were taken away from us. There’s a huge void inside of me that will never be filled. I struggle every day to accept this reality. I am the person that I am today because of you. You sacrificed so much for me. I couldn’t have asked for a better mother and my kids couldn’t have asked for a better grandmother. The love you have given and shown me throughout my lifetime is immeasurable. I could only pray and strive to be half the mom you were to me, to your granddaughters. You are the most selfless person I’ve ever known. There will never be another you. I can only thank God for blessing me with you as my mom. It’s a privilege to be your daughter. You made every occasion and holiday so magical for us every year. You worked so hard to build the amazing life you were able to give us. You didn’t have much growing up, but you somehow were able to provide us everything you weren’t able to have as a child. You made that happen for us, mom. Thank you for raising me in a loving and beautiful household. Thank you for all the lessons you taught me as a child and as an adult. I will try my best to teach the girls everything I learned from you. I will always keep your memory alive. You will never be forgotten. Love you always and forever. Love, Your Princess Joann
A friend· December 25, 2024
Mom, I will endure a lifetime of missing you for the privilege of loving you. I thank God for blessing me with such an amazing, loving, caring, and generous mother as well as an amazing grandmother to Messiah. You truly were an angel on earth to many. Your wings were ready, but my heart wasn't. Your presence is truly missed. Mom, I never cried as hard and as much since your transition. There's an emptiness and void inside of me since you've been gone. Life just isn't the same without you. I wish I could hold you so tight just one last time and tell you how much I love and miss you, and thank you for everything you've done for me. I love you to the depth of my soul and miss you deeply from places only God knows. God lent you to me, and now you are back home, pain and worry free. I know you're still with me spiritually and protecting me. Like you told me before, " I always got you" (I know you do, mom). I promise you that I will make you proud of me. I got this. I love you mom. Until we meet again...