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A Good Friend Passed Away Today

schwlind - 2-22-2011 at 03:58 PM

Some of you knew her... she was a very wonderful lady...

Blanca Medina passed away today... Details are scarce... but from what I understand, she had been hospitalized since December...

I received a call from a friend of hers in Ensenada who gave me the bad news...

She will be sorely missed by many...

Rest In Peace Blanca...

Linda

Cypress - 2-22-2011 at 03:59 PM

RIP

DENNIS - 2-22-2011 at 04:18 PM

That name sounds way too familiar.
DEP Blanca.

captkw - 2-22-2011 at 04:21 PM

the older I get THe more I belive in a nother life, may the god's bless her in passing to the other realm

DENNIS - 2-22-2011 at 04:23 PM

Was she the Immigration independent agent?

Bajahowodd - 2-22-2011 at 04:38 PM

Could very well be. From Teniente's post on Talk Baja:


Blanca Medina Hernandez
Virgilio Uribe #649 local 15
Plaza Delfines C.P. 22800
Ensenada Baja California
Cel. (646) 117 3442

If you are in the Ensenada area, I highly recommend Blanca.

DENNIS - 2-22-2011 at 04:56 PM

Thanks Howard. No more...no less sad.

Santiago - 2-22-2011 at 05:01 PM

Yes she was, I used her for a couple of years and always enjoyed her happy disposition.

shari - 2-22-2011 at 05:51 PM

sorry for your loss schwlind...sad to lose a friend from this plane but know that she has moved on, moving up...may she be in peace now.

bajamigo - 2-22-2011 at 05:55 PM

What a loss! She was so honest, competent and friendly. My wife and I will miss her.

bajaguy - 2-22-2011 at 06:08 PM

Bajablonde and I are at a loss for words. Such a friendly and competent person. We will miss her.

schwlind - 2-22-2011 at 06:47 PM

I have asked my friend to please send to me her son's name and email address which I will post here with their permission, so if anyone so wishing may send their condolences to the family...

I am sad beyond words...

Linda

DENNIS - 2-22-2011 at 06:57 PM

Perhaps Bajamigo Vince will post an obit when he sees one. He reads the daily papers.

bajabound2005 - 2-22-2011 at 08:29 PM

And I'm hoping her son will take over her business. This is a big loss to all of Ensenada. Blanca always had a smile and kind word. We will miss her.

O.G. - 2-23-2011 at 11:58 AM

I used Blanca for my FM3. She said she would e-mail me when it was due for renewal. Should I look around for another immigration intermediary, or is her son going to take over? Yes, a very nice person and highly thought of in her line of work.

DENNIS - 2-23-2011 at 12:13 PM

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Originally posted by O.G.
I used Blanca for my FM3. She said she would e-mail me when it was due for renewal. Should I look around for another immigration intermediary, or is her son going to take over? Yes, a very nice person and highly thought of in her line of work.


I think they have to have the paperwork into the office two weeks before expiration. You can look at the date in the booklet to establish that.
If I were you, I'd be getting things together....new photos etc. Start a thread and get the requirments. They'll vary, depending on location, so just do all of it.
Under the circumstances, you may get assistance from the INM office and do it yourself.

bajabound2005 - 2-28-2011 at 04:24 PM

Blanca's son, Arturo, is taking over Blanca's business. He is in the same center but they changed the location on the office. It is upstairs and the last office, near the street. He is a very nice gentleman.

He has the same email as Blanca. vlanka7@hotmail.com His cell number is 646 131 7982

Blanca had a tumor in her pancreas and had been very ill since November.

Bajahowodd - 2-28-2011 at 05:24 PM

Pancreatic cancer is among the worst possible diagnoses. There is a less than 5% survival rate at 5 years. The insidious problem is that it develops symptom-free for so long that when someone notices a problem, it is likely too late.

I would take some solace in the idea that if what has been reported is correct, Blanca did not suffer for a prolonged period of time.

My mother passed from this disease. It was misdiagnosed, and she underwent three different surgical procedures; basically living in pain for four years.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pancreatic_cancer

BajaGringo - 2-28-2011 at 05:33 PM

I met her in Rosarito a few years back. Very nice woman and I am sure that she will be dearly missed by her family and close friends.

QEPD

schwlind - 3-1-2011 at 02:44 AM

Quote:
Originally posted by bajabound2005
Blanca's son, Arturo, is taking over Blanca's business. He is in the same center but they changed the location on the office. It is upstairs and the last office, near the street. He is a very nice gentleman.

He has the same email as Blanca. vlanka7@hotmail.com His cell number is 646 131 7982


Thanks so much for this information... I will pass it along to others.

Linda