One of the most colorful and energetic women in the group is Petra "grande". There are two Petra’s, she is the older thus "grande". Petrahas a warm, positive, energetic personality. This is amazing considering her circumstances. She and her husband were in an automobile accident over 25 years ago. It left him with a permanent spinal injury. He has difficulty standing for any lenght of time. He can do some work but his ability to move is very limited. So Petra has been the breadwinner of the family for many years. Luckily she is a talented rug hooker. Her imagination is unique. She pays no attention to standard placement or design. She likes to make big, colorful rugs with lots of objects in them. Sales from her rugs allowed her to move out of their old 10' x 20' house with 6' ceilings into a new one with two large rooms each 14' by 16' with a 8' ceilings.
Petra (grande) Ramirez Gonzales 1960 no education Cresensio 1977 M Dallas and SMA/every 6 months Jr. High Animals: 30 goats, 3 burrows, 2 pigs, chickens
Husband: Uvaldo Velesque Rico 1940 no education disabled from accident 1980
He is the brother of Pueblitos’ husband. Meet Pueblito in a later blog.
Juana 1980 M Dallas Jr. High
Eligio 1981 M 1 child lives in other rancho Jr. High
Galdino 1983 M Dallas High school
Jenario 1985 Dallas Jr. High
Maria de Jesus 1988 maid High school
Lorencio 1993 student Jr. High
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