Juanita Tomasa Gallegos Quintana Quintana

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Juanita Tomasa Gallegos Quintana Quintana

March 20, 1934 ~ November 12, 2018

Jenny was an entrepreneur, philanthropist, cosmetologist, landlady and free spirit. She loved the holidays and loved to decorate. She was born in Tiffany, Colorado to Solomon and Ruben Quintana. She was second to the last of 13 children. To her, they were all very successful. Her proudest achievement was to go back to school and be on the Dean’s List at the age of 40.

At one of the businesses she owned, Unique Hair Design, she made a lot of lifelong friends. She also worked at St. Joseph Villa and Hillside Care Center full-time. With her cosmetic company, La Juana, she was very proud of herself and her attorney for winning the copyrights to her own trademark against the giant corporation Esteé Lauder. One of her favorite pictures was of the time she met President Clinton and shook his hand.     

She is survived by her sister Josephine Q. Roller; ex-husband Joe Fred; daughter Federica (Feeks); son Mark (Desireé); son Daniel; grandchildren Tommy (Sadie), Nicole (John), Markus, Micheal, Emiliano, Marcelino, and Cassie; great-grandchildren Isaac, Taylor, Emily, Markus, Bella, TJ, Madelynn and Matthew; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brothers Raymaldo, Eugenio, Arthur and Eloy; sisters Elisa, Pat, Inez and Isadora; in-laws; and sons Isaac and Jerome.  

The family would like to thank all of her caregivers, especially those at St. Joseph Villa. A funeral Mass was celebrated November 24  at St. Joseph Villa. A celebration of life followed at Neil O’Donnell & Sons Mortuary.