Lupe Rand

Guadalupe “Lupe” Montoya Rand passed away on July 14, 2025. She left this world surrounded by the love of the family she nurtured and the prayers she never stopped offering. Her final breath was not a goodbye, but a quiet return—to her Creator, to the faith she lived by, and to the generations of family waiting to welcome her home.

Born on August 25, 1938, in Kansas City, Missouri, Lupe was the daughter of a family rooted in both local soil and ancestral ties to Guerrero, Chihuahua, Mexico. From an early age, she carried both the strength of her heritage and the deep grace of her Catholic faith.

At 21, she married James Patrick Rand, a devoted husband and veteran. Together, they raised a large and loving family—continuing a tradition of closeness, warmth, and resilience. As the family matriarch, Lupe was the heart of every gathering and the thread that held us together across decades and distance. Her memory stretched further than any calendar; she never forgot a birthday, a graduation, or a moment that mattered.

Lupe’s days were filled with the small joys she turned into rituals: long walks, telenovelas, a good movie on the couch, and family game nights where she was the Queen of Rummy hanging out a deck of cards in her steady hands.

She was a woman who loved well and lived simply—with an infectious laugh. Her humor was unmistakable—light, loving, and punctuated with catchphrases that only she could deliver: “Ayyy Chihuahua!” or “Ahhh boy!”

You could hear her smile in the way she said them. She had a gift for being both spirited and soft, sharp and tender, faithful and free.

To us, she wasn’t just our matriarch. She was a steady presence. A giver. An attentive listener. The one who always made room, who always remembered, and who always loved—no matter what.

Her faith carried her, and now, it carries us. We give thanks for her life, her laughter, and her legacy. In her honor, we light a candle, say a prayer, and promise to continue her quiet legacy of care, humor, and devotion.

She is deeply missed and forever remembered.