1936
Cecilia
2022
Cecilia Pinilla
October 28, 1936 — June 15, 2022
CECILIA PINILLA – A Beautiful Life. October 28, 1936 / June 15, 2022 Coming from a distinguished Colombian family, Cecilia was born in Santander, Colombia, in 1936. The memories of her beloved father did not last long since as a young girl, her mother passed away, she continued her life with her mother and her brothers and sisters. Cecilia was known for being a sweet good girl, but somewhat rebellious.
In her youth she gave birth to her only child, who was born in a Convent of French nuns in Bogota, Colombia. The mother superior and Cecilia decided to name the child Victor Hugo, in memory of the great French writer. Victor Hugo was raised and educated by Cecilia, nuns and priests for the next seven years, until Cecilia decided to emigrate with her son to Venezuela, a neighboring country.
Both in Colombia and Venezuela, Cecilia’s only goal was to take care of her son, to whom she dedicated her entire life and gave him the best education and the best schools. Cecilia worked in different places in Caracas, Venezuela, from working for the military and politicians, to culminating in clinics and hospitals in the equipment and lingerie part. According to Victor Hugo, her son, she was the fastest, most agile and precise typist in the notaries and courts where she worked.
During all that time Cecilia never forgot the orthodox and old-fashioned principles of her distinguished family. Cecilia was always a respectable woman and respected by everyone everywhere.
Jovial, friendly and nice, however Cecilia was also known for her firm character and for setting her limits and due respect for her among her family, acquaintances and friends.
Thanks to her and her efforts, Victor Hugo learns English in Venezuela and successfully graduates as a Diplomat from the Central University of Venezuela. Cecilia’s goal of seeing her son achieve many goals had been fulfilled. Thanks in part to Cecilia, Victor Hugo got good jobs and got him on the right track, until they both came to the United States due to the already precarious political conditions in Venezuela.
In the United States, Cecilia stood out for her convictions and principles in the same way. Here she also continued to contribute with her son, both dedicated to serving others and enhancing the United States, the two being inseparable. Cecilia left an indelible and beautiful legacy in the community both in Venezuela and in the United States, and with those who knew her, of which Victor Hugo himself will say a few words about her shortly.
Today we honor a fighter, a humble, hard-working, responsible, dedicated, loved and admired woman by all. The beauty of humanity was in her.
But the most important things in Cecilia’s personality and life were always her pure heart, her desire to help everyone, and her legacy of transparency, persistence, responsibility, dedication, and the extreme beauty of her heart, with the innocence of angels.
That’s right, for her relatives and friends, for everyone who knew her, Cecilia was, simply, an angel full of beauty.
Rest in Peace, dear Cecilia.
CECILIA PINILLA – UNA VIDA HERMOSA
Oct’ 28, 1936 / June 15, 2022
Proveniente de una distinguida familia colombiana, Cecilia nacio en Santander, Colombia, en 1936. Las memorias de su querido padre no duraron mucho ya que siendo chica, su madre fallecio, continuando su vida con su mama y sus hermanos. Cecilia fue conocida por ser una nina buena, pero algo rebelde.
En su juventud dio a luz a su unico hijo, quien nacio en un convento de monjas francesas en Bogota, Colombia. La madre superiora y Cecilia, decidieron nombrar al nino Victor Hugo, en memoria del gran escritor frances. Victor Hugo fue criado y educado por Cecilia, monjas y curas en los siguientes siete anos, hasta que Cecilia decidio emigrar con su hijo a Venezuela, un pais vecino.
Tanto en Colombia como en Venezuela, Cecilia unica meta fue hacerse cargo de su hijo, a quien le dedico su vida completa y le dio la mejor educacion y los mejores colegios. Cecilia trabajo en diferentes lugares en Caracas, Venezuela, desde trabajar para militares y politicos, hasta culminar en clinicas y hospitales en la parte de equipamiento y lenceria. Segun Victor Hugo, su hijo, ella era la mecanografa mas rapida, agil y precisa en las notarias y juzgados en donde trabajo.
Durante todo ese tiempo nunca Cecilia nunca olvido los principios ortodoxos y chapados a la antigua de su distinguida familia. Cecilia, de por si, fue siempre una mujer respetable y respetada por todos en todas partes.
Jovial, amiguera y simpatica, sin embargo Cecilia tambien fue conocida por su caracter firme y por sentar sus limites y el debido respeto entre sus familiares, conocidos y amigos.
Gracias a ella y su empeno, Victor Hugo aprende ingles en Venezuela y se gradua en la carrera diplomatica con exito en la Universidad Central de Venezuela. El objetivo de Cecilia de ver a su hijo lograr muchas metas se habia cumplido. Gracias en parte a Cecilia, Victor Hugo obtuvo buenos trabajos y le encamino en la vida, hasta que ambos se vinieron a los Estados Unidos debido a las ya iniciales condiciones de precariedad politica en Venezuela.
En los Estados Unidos, Cecilia se destaco por sus convicciones y principios de igual manera. Aqui ella tambien continuo contribuyendo con su hijo, dedicados ambos a servir al projimo y a engrandecer a los Estados Unidos, siendo los dos inseparables. Cecilia dejo un legado imborrable y hermosisimo en la comunidad tabnto en venezuela como en los Estados Unidos, y con quienes la conocieron, de lo cual el propio Victor Hugo dira en breve algunas palabras.
Hoy homejeamos a una luchadora, a una mujer sencilla, trabajadora, responsible, dedicada, querida y admirada por todos. Una belleza de ser humano.
Pero lo mas importante en la personalidad de Cecilia siempre fue su corazon puro, sus deseos de ayudar a todo el mundo y su legado de transparencia, pulcritud, belleza en el corazon y la inocencia propia de los angeles.
Para sus familiares, allegados y amigos, Cecilia era y es, simplemente, un angel lleno de belleza.
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In her youth she gave birth to her only child, who was born in a Convent of French nuns in Bogota, Colombia. The mother superior and Cecilia decided to name the child Victor Hugo, in memory of the great French writer. Victor Hugo was raised and educated by Cecilia, nuns and priests for the next seven years, until Cecilia decided to emigrate with her son to Venezuela, a neighboring country.
Both in Colombia and Venezuela, Cecilia’s only goal was to take care of her son, to whom she dedicated her entire life and gave him the best education and the best schools. Cecilia worked in different places in Caracas, Venezuela, from working for the military and politicians, to culminating in clinics and hospitals in the equipment and lingerie part. According to Victor Hugo, her son, she was the fastest, most agile and precise typist in the notaries and courts where she worked.
During all that time Cecilia never forgot the orthodox and old-fashioned principles of her distinguished family. Cecilia was always a respectable woman and respected by everyone everywhere.
Jovial, friendly and nice, however Cecilia was also known for her firm character and for setting her limits and due respect for her among her family, acquaintances and friends.
Thanks to her and her efforts, Victor Hugo learns English in Venezuela and successfully graduates as a Diplomat from the Central University of Venezuela. Cecilia’s goal of seeing her son achieve many goals had been fulfilled. Thanks in part to Cecilia, Victor Hugo got good jobs and got him on the right track, until they both came to the United States due to the already precarious political conditions in Venezuela.
In the United States, Cecilia stood out for her convictions and principles in the same way. Here she also continued to contribute with her son, both dedicated to serving others and enhancing the United States, the two being inseparable. Cecilia left an indelible and beautiful legacy in the community both in Venezuela and in the United States, and with those who knew her, of which Victor Hugo himself will say a few words about her shortly.
Today we honor a fighter, a humble, hard-working, responsible, dedicated, loved and admired woman by all. The beauty of humanity was in her.
But the most important things in Cecilia’s personality and life were always her pure heart, her desire to help everyone, and her legacy of transparency, persistence, responsibility, dedication, and the extreme beauty of her heart, with the innocence of angels.
That’s right, for her relatives and friends, for everyone who knew her, Cecilia was, simply, an angel full of beauty.
Rest in Peace, dear Cecilia.
CECILIA PINILLA – UNA VIDA HERMOSA
Oct’ 28, 1936 / June 15, 2022
Proveniente de una distinguida familia colombiana, Cecilia nacio en Santander, Colombia, en 1936. Las memorias de su querido padre no duraron mucho ya que siendo chica, su madre fallecio, continuando su vida con su mama y sus hermanos. Cecilia fue conocida por ser una nina buena, pero algo rebelde.
En su juventud dio a luz a su unico hijo, quien nacio en un convento de monjas francesas en Bogota, Colombia. La madre superiora y Cecilia, decidieron nombrar al nino Victor Hugo, en memoria del gran escritor frances. Victor Hugo fue criado y educado por Cecilia, monjas y curas en los siguientes siete anos, hasta que Cecilia decidio emigrar con su hijo a Venezuela, un pais vecino.
Tanto en Colombia como en Venezuela, Cecilia unica meta fue hacerse cargo de su hijo, a quien le dedico su vida completa y le dio la mejor educacion y los mejores colegios. Cecilia trabajo en diferentes lugares en Caracas, Venezuela, desde trabajar para militares y politicos, hasta culminar en clinicas y hospitales en la parte de equipamiento y lenceria. Segun Victor Hugo, su hijo, ella era la mecanografa mas rapida, agil y precisa en las notarias y juzgados en donde trabajo.
Durante todo ese tiempo nunca Cecilia nunca olvido los principios ortodoxos y chapados a la antigua de su distinguida familia. Cecilia, de por si, fue siempre una mujer respetable y respetada por todos en todas partes.
Jovial, amiguera y simpatica, sin embargo Cecilia tambien fue conocida por su caracter firme y por sentar sus limites y el debido respeto entre sus familiares, conocidos y amigos.
Gracias a ella y su empeno, Victor Hugo aprende ingles en Venezuela y se gradua en la carrera diplomatica con exito en la Universidad Central de Venezuela. El objetivo de Cecilia de ver a su hijo lograr muchas metas se habia cumplido. Gracias en parte a Cecilia, Victor Hugo obtuvo buenos trabajos y le encamino en la vida, hasta que ambos se vinieron a los Estados Unidos debido a las ya iniciales condiciones de precariedad politica en Venezuela.
En los Estados Unidos, Cecilia se destaco por sus convicciones y principios de igual manera. Aqui ella tambien continuo contribuyendo con su hijo, dedicados ambos a servir al projimo y a engrandecer a los Estados Unidos, siendo los dos inseparables. Cecilia dejo un legado imborrable y hermosisimo en la comunidad tabnto en venezuela como en los Estados Unidos, y con quienes la conocieron, de lo cual el propio Victor Hugo dira en breve algunas palabras.
Hoy homejeamos a una luchadora, a una mujer sencilla, trabajadora, responsible, dedicada, querida y admirada por todos. Una belleza de ser humano.
Pero lo mas importante en la personalidad de Cecilia siempre fue su corazon puro, sus deseos de ayudar a todo el mundo y su legado de transparencia, pulcritud, belleza en el corazon y la inocencia propia de los angeles.
Para sus familiares, allegados y amigos, Cecilia era y es, simplemente, un angel lleno de belleza.
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