Amy Lanphere Ayala

Amy Lanphere Ayala Amy Lanphere Ayala, beloved wife and mother, daughter, and sister, died Thursday, August 26, 2010. She was born on Coronado Island in San Diego, CA on May 12, 1956 and spent the first two years of her life on Adak in the Aleutian Islands, Alaska Territory where her father was stationed in the US Navy. She graduated from Long Beach Polytechnic High School in 1974. She moved to Kihei, Hawaii where she lived for two years. Amy lived in Torrance, CA and worked for a while at the Getty Museum. She happily married Jose Ayala in Hawaii in 2006. She was artistic and caring, and a stubborn advocate for her family. She was preceded in death by her father, Raymond Lanphere in 1986. She is survived by her husband, Jose Ayala; her daughter, Natalie; and her son, Anthony Goode of Lomita, CA; her mother, Lorraine Lanphere of Long Beach, CA; her brother, David Lanphere of Duncanville, AL; and her sisters, Simone Luttrell of Whitefish, MT; Patricia Ellington of Chula Vista, CA; Susan Lanphere of Long Beach, CA, and twelve nieces and nephews. Her ashes will be scattered on the beaches of Hawaii.