One of our fellow SJDC nursing students passed away on September 5th in a motor vehicle accident. Melissa was a nursing 4 student from Tracy. Her obituary is below. Donations can be made to Tracy federal credit union, acct #22363.
Melissa Granados
05/23/1981 — 09/05/2008
Services will be Friday for lifelong Tracy resident Melissa Granados, 27, who died Sept. 5 in a car accident that also led to the death of her 5-year-old son, Ayden Weaver. Ms. Granados was born in Tracy and lived here her entire life. She was a nursing student at San Joaquin Delta College and had received a scholarship to study nursing from the National Trucking Association’s San Joaquin County chapter. She was also involved in breast cancer awareness activities, in remembrance of her mother, Darlene, who died of the disease in 2002. Ms. Granados was also an avid San Francisco Giants and 49ers fan and enjoyed playing basketball and soccer. Ms. Granados is survived by her father, Donald Granados, of Tracy; sisters, Tricia Rittger and Staci Granados, both of Los Osos; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Darlene Granados; and grandmother, Connie Basruto. Friday’s services, which will include a service for Ayden, will begin at 1 p.m. at Fry Memorial Chapel, 550 S. Central Ave. Burial will be private. Donations in Ms. Granados’ name may be sent to the Ayden Weaver and Melissa Granados Memorial Fund, Tracy Federal Credit Union, account No. 22363.
Published on 09/10/2008
Melissa Granados
05/23/1981 — 09/05/2008
Services will be Friday for lifelong Tracy resident Melissa Granados, 27, who died Sept. 5 in a car accident that also led to the death of her 5-year-old son, Ayden Weaver. Ms. Granados was born in Tracy and lived here her entire life. She was a nursing student at San Joaquin Delta College and had received a scholarship to study nursing from the National Trucking Association’s San Joaquin County chapter. She was also involved in breast cancer awareness activities, in remembrance of her mother, Darlene, who died of the disease in 2002. Ms. Granados was also an avid San Francisco Giants and 49ers fan and enjoyed playing basketball and soccer. Ms. Granados is survived by her father, Donald Granados, of Tracy; sisters, Tricia Rittger and Staci Granados, both of Los Osos; and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her mother, Darlene Granados; and grandmother, Connie Basruto. Friday’s services, which will include a service for Ayden, will begin at 1 p.m. at Fry Memorial Chapel, 550 S. Central Ave. Burial will be private. Donations in Ms. Granados’ name may be sent to the Ayden Weaver and Melissa Granados Memorial Fund, Tracy Federal Credit Union, account No. 22363.
Published on 09/10/2008
1 comment:
That is so sad. My thoughts and prayers go out to her family and fellow students.
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