Gee Gee Gutierrez

Gee Gee was a unique person. She radiated love and kindness. I only knew her a short time, but I will never forget her thoughtfulness. She would always put aside her own troubles to respond to a someone needing help. ¡Vaya con Dios, GeeGee!

Gee Gee will always be remembered at Lincoln School as a special part of our organization. She served with us from 1987-2011 and lived in Las Fuentes close to the school. In the beginning she was our librarian. Many students, parents, and staff members still talk about her storytelling and love of books. Later on she served as elementary coordinator, school board member, and a resource person. She will always be remembered as a good friend and someone who had a listening ear. She spent countless hours with newly arrived foreign students and teachers and was always available to give a helping hand. We will greatly miss Gee Gee and thank God for her part in the establishing of this ministry.

I am very sad but know she is now in a place with no pain or suffering and can only hope that in the near future her family will only remember all the goodness and generosity and great life this woman made for all of them....and us!

I just learned about you going to heaven. I thank God enormously because I had you as my friend. I will never forget you.

ESTIMADOS JORGE, SARITA Y MONICA, PARA TODOS LOS QUE CONOCIAMOS A GEE GEE; SU LUZ NOS HARÁ FALTA. FUÉ UN PRIVILEGIO HABERLA CONOCIDO. UNA AMIGA, IRENE CHRISTAUD

I had the pleasure of working with Gee Gee many years ago at Colegio la Calma. I was so impressed by her warm, optimistic spirit, and I'm sorry to learn all these years later about Gee Gee's illness and passing. Thoughts and prayers are with Jorge, Monica, and Sarita, whom I was also blessed to know years ago. May God provide comfort in the days ahead.

GeeGee was always sweet, kind and generous in her nature. I am fortunate to have known her and honored to have been her friend. I miss her.

July 26 -11 I am so sorry to hear of her passing. Her family and friends have lost a special person. I am sorry I didn't know her better or longer, but r when I was in GDL visiting, we made a real connection. condoleances from Joannie and John Sichel 198 Maple Street, Moncton, New Brunswick, CANADA E1C 6A4

GeeGee es mi tía. Desde que la conocí, siendo yo una niña, fue muy amable y generosa. Compartí muchos momentos familiares llenos de alegría. También fue una gran compañera de mi tío Jorge (Coqui) y una mama que estuvo al pendiente de sus hijas y mostraba respeto por su individualidad. Paciente y divertida. Un gran vacío queda en nuestro corazón por su partida...

Siempre estaras con nosotros ! Te queremos !

so sorry about our dear friend.. and our neighbor.. we use to jog together and talk alot.. we lived right across the street from them.. i always liked the positive spirit that GEE GEE always had ..the lord bless all of the family here and in the states.. we will miss her.. sybil

She had a very special place in my heart and on my trips to Guadalajara seeing her was a highlight.

Our beautiful memories of Gee Gee will always be with us. She was a delightful and wonderful woman. To her daughters and husband we wish comfort and strength. All the best memories of life with Gee Gee will live on with those that loved her! We will miss her! Las Fuentes and the world will miss her laugh and her sweet presence.

I will always remember Gee Gee as an open, loving, humble, gentle and gracious person. As an educator she always put people before theories. As a friend she was one of the best listeners I ever met. She also had a great sense of humor even in times of pain and trouble. I miss her and send my condolences to the family.

Con gran cariño recordaré a GeeGee, por su generosidad, cariño y buen humor, la extrañaremos, en su piano cantando los villancicos en la posada familiar, felices Coqui, Sarita, Mónica, sus yernos y sus niet@s de haber sido parte de su historia. Hasta siempre

Hola, Thank you so much for sending thIs remembrance of Gee Gee. She was so easy to love! I am grateful for having known her. I miss her now and always will. Gee Gee so genuinely loved-and was loved-by her family and friends. Much pleasure, support and positive energy was derived from this reciprocity of love. Gee Gee found enjoyment in the magnificent and mundane. Her faith was strong and her attitude positive. Both of these traits were nurturing and inspirational to others. Gee Gee's serenity was complimented by a terrific sense of humor. She valued traditions and enjoyed new experiences. Above all, she would have wanted those she loved to continue to find comfort and joy in themselves and each other-and in the world around them.. Deepest regrets and warmest regards,

Gee was my Aunt and was one of the most wonderful people I have been lucky enough to know. She was so like I imagined my Mom would have been like if she had lived. I loved Gee Gee and let her know every time she came to the States - always let people know you love them - it may be the last you see them!

Please extend our sympathy and love to the family of Gee Gee Gutierez.

Gee Gee has been my friend since 1968. She and I were teachers at Dacotah Elementary School in Los Angeles. We had classrooms that were next to each other with joining doors. She was a great third grade teacher with an especially talent for drama and reading. She would invite our sixth grade class over to see the Christmas presentations of the Twelve Days of Christmas and it was always delightful. When she married her wonderful husband, Jorge, and move to Mexico, we continued to correspond . She wrote wonderful letters that always had loving pictures of her family and visits to Maryland . I loved to recieve e-mails from gee gee because they were always inspirational. She was always cheerful, positive, and I am grateful for her and the way she shared her talents.

It is with a great sense of loss that I read about the passing of my dear friend, Gee Gee. Although we only spent a couple of summers together in Hawaii, our hearts connected. Please accept my deepest sympathy with the loving knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ who will reunite us all for eternity. Sincerely, Jean Ann

In the last few years of her life, Gigi said to me frequently, I´m blessed, Ann, very blessed with Jorge, my girls and grandchildren. They are my life. In the face of her terrible disease, she was never far away from her sense of being blessed, graced with the most important love of all, her family. And, of course, her God. Lucky family to have had Gigi, lucky Gigi to have had her family. In her words, we were all blessed to have her in our lives.

Gee Gee was one of those few people I met every decade or so who somehow remained central to a lot of strong, positive memories. We met in 1985, when I spent half a year teaching at Colegio la Calma. That half year is the only time we had any sustained contact, and it wasn't all that often we'd meet outside hours or situations relating to work. Yet we shared freely, perhaps out of noticing we had similar interests, concerns, and maybe dispositions. I've got on well with many people, but, as I say, Gee Gee is one who's kept a key place in my memory all these years. I'm not sure how I'd describe her influence, though I've got to say her optimistic, nonjudgmental spirit must have rubbed off a bit. I'd also say her approach to family provided an example I set out to emulate when I started a family of my own. I saw without a doubt how committed a mother and wife Gee Gee was, and the wonderful results of that commitment were obvious whenever I spent time with her family. I moved on in June of 1985, but had I stayed in Guadalajara I'm certain Gee Gee would have remained a key friend. As things turned out we were occasionally in contact by letter after that, and when I visited Guadalajara in 1988 I ended up staying at Gee and Jorge's house. The nightly chorus of "I love you" at bedtime between mother and daughters I'll probably never forget. Gee Gee seemed pretty much without inhibition, and was one of those people who seemed absolutely committed to setting a good example and doing the right thing. She was patient, whether it came to listening or to accepting, and I don't think I spent one uncomfortable moment with her. Letters were only occasional during the 1990s, much of which I spent in Japan. I know losing her friend Barbara Macias was difficult, as I observed during my time in Guadalajara that Gee Gee and Barbara had an unusually strong friendship. Seven or so years ago, feeling an urge to contact Gee Gee after a lapse of some years, I looked her up on the internet and figured the best way to reach her would be via email through Lincoln School. I didn't have her postal address where I was staying at the time. I don't know what came of my email but unfortunately I didn't get a response. It was that same urge to try to contact Gee Gee late last week that led to another internet search and the sad news that she'd gone. That's how I came across pasajesdelavida.com. I can imagine the loss you're feeling, and the huge void in the lives of Gee Gee's family. It's especially sad that Gee Gee's grandchildren won't get to spend more time with her. I wish you well.

I loved Gee Gee very much. What a beautiful woman! And oh HOW I miss her today. Every thought I have just seems trite in comparison to what an awesome women Gee Gee was. I will write again after much thought. I wrote a little something on her fb page. I still miss her so much. She was everything you wrote on the website and I couldn’t have said it better myself.

GG was a highlight for me during my time living in Guadalajara. As she shared with me about her life I remember thinking, "When I get to be her age, I hope I am as content with what God gives me as she is." I was a first year teacher then, and she was encouraging and helpful; she made the job of teaching sound "do-able". I appreciated her joy, her optimism and her friendship. When I heard she'd passed, my first thought was, "I'll bet she is really happy to be with Jesus."

I'm still trying to understand that GeeGee has made her transition. She shared her belief in God and his son ,Jesus ,so I believe that that she is with God..... that at least makes me grateful that her soul lives on. I 'm so appreciative that you have extended yourself to make a loving tribute for her.

The other day I saw pumpkins for sale and immediately thought of the fantastic pumpkin bread lady and thought, "Please come back."

I am deeply saddened at hearing the news of GeeGee's passing. I remember her fondly---what a lovely, lovely person. She was a dear friend to my family. She loved her family & was dedicated to their well being. Her family stateside was deeply loved, too & I loved hearing stories of her relationships with them. I offer my deepest condolences to Jorge, whom she adored, to her beautiful daughters, whom she cherished & to their families. And to her family in Baltimore, my deepest sympathies.