Wendy Jean GORENA

GORENA, Wendy Jean (Dixon) Beloved wife, mother and friend passed to her eternal home on February 27, 2017 after a short bout with cancer. She was born in Red Wing, Minnesota, the eldest child of Donald and Virginia Dixon. As a child she lived in California, Kansas and Germany with her military family before settling in Tucson in 1969. She graduated from Flowing Wells High School in 1971 and St. Mary's X-Ray School in 1972. For 42 years she practiced x-ray, mammography and occupational health for St. Mary's Hospital until her retirement in 2015. While there she met her future husband, Ray Gorena and they were married on February 19, 1977. She is survived by her husband, Ray; son, Scott; stepchildren, Kerrie, Mike and Amy; her mother, Virginia and sister, Ann Russell. Her father, Donald and brother, David predeceased her. She found happiness in crafting, sewing, gifting, traveling with her husband, Ray and her church. She was a woman of remarkable faith, courage and kindness. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Casa de Los Ninos. Memorial Services are pending.