Ruth Virginia Alzamora's Obituary
Ruth Virginia Alzamora passed away on June 18, 2014 at Memorial Hermann Northwest Hospital in Houston. She was born on July 31, 1924 in Baltimore, Maryland to parents, Charles Haddaway Carmine and Clara May Miller Carmine both of who precede her in death. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, Juan Francisco Alzamora; Sons, Roger Alzamora and wife Pamela, David Alzamora and wife Stephanie, Wayne Alzamora and Alexander Alzamora and wife Alejandra; Grandchildren, Dr. Lane Shirley and husband Dr. Brian Shirley, Kimberly Alzamora, Jonathan Alzamora, Josiah Alzamora, April Alzamora, Elisabeth DeJour and husband Deondre, Abigail Alzamora, Katherine Alzamora, Sarah Alzamora and Nehemiah Alzamora; Great-Grandchild, Destiny DeJour; and Sister, Naomi Gillespie.
As a small girl growing up in Baltimore, Ruth had a dream that one day she would become a missionary. To this end, she studied and committed her life to doing just that. Early on in her life she had desired to go to China and become a missionary. She studied the Mandarin dialect and was well prepared when the Bamboo Curtain fell and no missionaries were allowed to enter China. Ruth had graduated from Vanderbilt University with a Degree in Nursing and put her skills to good use in Haiti where she worked and taught English and a dialect of French in a local orphanage. She returned to the United States and settled in San Antonio, Texas teaching English at IPI, a Church of God Bible School. This is where she would meet the love of her life. Ruth was Juan's English teacher. After Juan graduated, they realized that God had brought them together. They were married, in 1953, by a Justice of the Peace in San Antonio. Because this was his first marriage to officiate, he did not charge them for the wedding.
After the young couple was married, they were off to Peru where they were missionaries for several years. Ruth and Juan were among the founding missionaries in the Church of God. They continued in this mission field while they were establishing their family. Two of their sons were born in Peru and two were born in the United States. They came back from Peru and settled for a time in Maryland before venturing into Guatemala and then returning to Houston, Texas. They soon realized the need in the Houston area for Missionaries and have continued their work here until Ruth's death.
A true and faithful servant of the Lord, Ruth will be remembered for teaching. loving and ministering to the lives of thousands of people around the world. She will be missed and forever loved by her adoring husband, sons, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and a multitude of family members and friends whose lives have been blessed just by her touch.
The family will receive friends on Friday, June 27, 2014 from 6 o'clock in the evening until 8 o'clock at Genesaret Iglesia De Dios located at: 4920 Oates Road, Houston, TX 77013.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, June 28, 2014 at 2 o'clock in the afternoon also at Genesaret Iglesia De Dios.
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