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for BELINDA BENCOMO
Shan Kelly Cecilio
June 12, 2024
Met at Club Med Plata Blanca. We promised each other that when either of us move back to Mexico , to reach out. I am sorry, I did not get to see you and family together and I am so happy you married Paul , finally. I miss you my friend.
Jolene Harwell
June 26, 2019
I remember a lovely young woman who never gave up. We met while looking for a house for her parents who came to serve her needs. I was the real estate broker, and it seems very removed as a person for her to know, but she embraced friendship. She left wonderful memories for so man!
Geri Mccormack
June 20, 2019
Belinda a beautiful young lady , wife , mother and friend to all. Many childhood memories of Belinda playing with my sons, Tom and John in El Paso in the 60"s.
Our love to Paul and their daughters. We wish you blessings in your life and always cherish those you had with Belinda. Lovingly geri Mccormack
Kathy Puplava
July 22, 2011
To the Sirois and Bencomo Families,
Our deepest sympathy, thoughts and prayers are with you. Belinda showed us how to live out lives with courage, purpose and love.
Kathy & Dan Puplava
familia Carranza
July 22, 2011
Las velas que has prendido dentro los corazones de tanta gente, seguiran brillando con la misma fuerza de tu espirito.
Danielle Benedict
July 21, 2011
Dear Paul and family,
Belinda has been on my mind so
I finally got around to looking up her email to write a note only to discover the sad news. Belinda played such a huge part in my and Dave's life. She taught me so much while working for her in the aquatics office. She helped Dave get started in the recreation field which he is still in and loves. We have thought of you all many times from here in Florida. I am so sorry I wasn't better about keeping in touch.
My favorite Belinda moment when we had a girl's night out with Cherilyn and Kristy. We stayed at a hotel and Belinda and I shared a bed. We got tucked in and she said, :Diggy you're sleeping with the boss!" We both laughed so hard!!!
She gave me so many laughs! You all will forever be in our prayers!
Dave and Danielle "Diggy" Benedict
Tom Simpson
July 21, 2011
My prayers and sympathy are with Belinda's Family.
Belinda was my friend!!! I will miss her.
Marita Redondo
July 20, 2011
Dear Belinda,
I've always thought of you as a most wonderful and loving spirit. Now you are always with me. I feel your positive presence now - always, always, so positive. You also had the ability to make whoever you were with feel your undivided attention. I just always felt pure love from you because if you weren't planning our next fun event, making your beautiful house welcoming for us, you were caring so much for what was going on in our lives and not wanting to dwell on any suffering you were experiencing. I have been so honored to be your friend. You are the example of love.
Our Family in Utah
Paul
July 20, 2011
Trish Kerr
July 11, 2011
To my dear friend B~
Your ageless wisdom and love for life will have a lasting impression on me. I will miss your friendship dearly. Namaste'
Mick Van Nostrand
July 7, 2011
My love I give to the Sirois and Bencomo families. These people are among the the most wonderful people in the world, including one most special member, Belinda. How my life has been enriched by knowing and loving this most remarkable woman is (g)astronomical (I think most of you know what I mean!). For me, Belinda was a dear friend and of course a Betty (the Longbranch Bettys: KK, Lesa and Belinda ROCK!). "Good morning Bettys, please call me Bat Mite." The Bettys replied, " O.K. Bat Mite." I spent several years living with Paul and Belinda in Ocean Beach. They were madly in love with each other and I was madly in love with them. We did everything together: Cook and clean (well you know I wasn't the cleanest but I could help Pablo in the kitchen!), watch Pee-Wees Playhouse every Saturday morning, (Belinda once transformed Paul into "Gjambi the Genie" for a halloween party!), go to reggae concerts and surf the waves right down the street. Those were some of the best years of my life. She was an amazingly creative woman with a heart of gold. I will never ever forget Belinda's kindness, wisdom/guidance, and friendship. So many wonderful moments were spent in her light that they fill my heart and soul with love. Thank you for being part of my life, I will never forget you.
July 7, 2011
From the bottom of our hearts we send our love and prayers. Turi and Cuca de la Torre
Jolene Harwell
July 6, 2011
Dear Sirois and Bencomo Families: I hope you remember me, as I so well remember you. I can't begin to tell you how touched I was when I sold you the house on Briar Rd., when Belinda's wonderful parents came to La Mesa. Belinda was a most amazing woman, and I treasure her memory. She was the lovliest and you are a family of blessings to all who know you. I have thought of her so often, what a fighter she was, and how much peace she now has. She will be missed by this world. Jolene Harwell
Nina Van Nostrand
July 5, 2011
Dear Belinda, I will always treasure the gift you had of bringing people together. You graciously and lovingly welcomed me into the fold of friends when I met Mick, sharing your beautiful smile and energy always. You will be missed more than I can say. Peace and light, namaste.
Elaine Molinar
July 3, 2011
Dear Belinda,
Thanks for being my strong willed, rebellious grade school friend, I will treasure those memories! Our thoughts are with you and your family, my parents in El Paso also extend their sympathies to your family.
Cheryl Lester
July 3, 2011
I sure enjoyed working with Belinda...she was very thoughtful, kind,and a person I could count on. A person you don't forget. My thoughts are with her family and all of us that will miss her.
Amy Berlin
July 1, 2011
Love and light to all
Heather Dodge
July 1, 2011
In honor and memory of a valiant woman who fought for programs and stood up for what she believed in. You did fantastic things for the youth in S.D. and it was always a pleasure working with you. May your family find peace and joy in knowing that programs you created and supported will continue to keep others safe. There always will be angels among us.
Frank Carson
July 1, 2011
To Paul, Sophie, & Celine, my families prayers are with you in this time of loss. Belinda has a profound impact on my life and I will forever be indebted to her. She was an inspiration to many of us.
Nima Biganeh
June 30, 2011
Belinda you have been an inspiration to so many. You were my first instructor at the WAVE program, you interviewed me for my first job, and you were my first ever contact with anyone who worked for the City. Now I am proud to say that 18 years later I still work for the City because of your inspiration of teaching, serving, and protecting the community. From someone that you may have thought had moved on from aquatics and forgotten about you...know that you have continued to inspire me and that there are countless more people out there who's lives you have made better. Thank you.
Olga Flores
June 30, 2011
May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived. When I remember Belinda, her smiling face always brought a smile to mine...God Bless you all...
Teri Quinones
June 30, 2011
To my dear friend Belinda, a kind, compassionate, funny, warm, thrift-loving, lover of good design, fun-loving, lover of good friends and family who was always there for me. Thank you. Sophie and Celine will carry on in your spirit. I love and miss you.
Joseph Robinson
June 30, 2011
To the family of Belinda Bencomo, my prayers are with you. She was a blessing to everyone around her and she will definitely be missed by us all.
June 29, 2011
PLEASE ACCEPT OUR SINCEREST CONDOLENCES TO THE PARENTS AND FAMILY OF BELINDA. YOU WILL BE GREATLY MISSED BY YOUR LOVED ONE'S AND FRIENDS. GOD BLESS YOU ALL.
ON BEHALF OF THE FAMILY OF BENJAMIN & GUADALUPE COLMENERO, Sally Gonzales
Deborah Freymueller
June 29, 2011
My deepest sympathy to the family. Belinda was a wonderful person and I was very lucky to have worked with her. She will be greatly missed. God bless.
Gloria Watt
June 29, 2011
In memory of a beutiful person who left this world much too soon to be with GOD.
She will never be forgotten.
Thw Watt Family from El Paso
June 28, 2011
In loving memory of a wonderful mother, wife and friend. You will live on in the lives of your beautiful daughters.
Maria Stokes - La Mesa
Melissa Brown
June 28, 2011
My sweet long life friend Beebs. Can't put into words how much I will miss you. You taught me so much about life and I treasure all our fun times. We experienced life together. I love you and your family always....Melissa
geri mccormack
June 28, 2011
Paul,Sophie and Celine
dearest loved ones, Belinda touched all of our lives in such a special way.She left love and joy! How blessed can we be.
Geri, Gilbert ,John, Matt and Tom and family
Bob & Marie Smith
June 27, 2011
Paul, Sophie, and Celine,
Belinda touched our lives in a special way. She was a strong, and caring person, full of life. We will miss her warm smile, and caring heart. love, Bob, Marie, Jesse & Michael
Wendy Eastman
June 27, 2011
You are an inspiration to all of us who are passionate in teaching others to swim. You are now in the loving arms of Gods angels exhalting in the unconditional love of Heaven and overseeing the mission of saving all children from the devastation of drowning. Lead the Angels Belinda!
Ben Perry
June 27, 2011
Paul, we never know what life holds we hope for the best but sometimes heartache comes. In those times we turn to the Lord for comfort. My prayer for you and your family is that the God of Peace will comfort you through these trying times.
June 27, 2011
Paul, I never had the pleasure of meeting Belinda. Just wanted you and your family to know that you are in my thoughts.
Crystal Nelson
City of San Diego
June 27, 2011
Belinda,
Your love of life and amazing inner strength is truly an inspiration to
all of us. We love you and cherished your friendship. We will miss you!
Hugs to Paul, Sophie and Celine
-- Jan, Mike and Jessica --
June 27, 2011
Belinda was a fun-loving terrific person whom I had the pleasure of meeting years ago!! Thanks for enriching our lives Belinda!! You will be missed & your memories will live on. God Bless Paul, Sophie, Celine & the rest of the Bencomo/Sirois Family. Eileen Lohner-Turk, City of Oceanside, CA
Carol Drummond
June 27, 2011
Belinda, what a blessing you have been to me and so many others. I still have pants and tops that you handed down from your daughters to my daughter, who is almost ready to wear them. Your thoughtfulness lives on, not just in clothes but in the character of all those you coached while you were here.
I will always remember the beauty that was always you.
Teaching kids to swim all year long at the JRYMCA!
Michael Brunker
June 26, 2011
Most days, I will read the online version of the San Diego Union-Tribune at SignOnSanDiego.com. Today, I found myself flipping pages of the print version when I reached the obituary section and learned that Belinda passed away. It has been years since we last saw each other, maybe fifteen or more. While I served with the PAL, she was the Aquatics Specialist with the City of San Diego Community Parks & Recreation Division. The current economic conditions that always put municipal pools, recreation centers, and libraries on the chopping block is not unique to 2011. Belinda had an amazing way of turning obstacles into opportunities while leading everyone on a joyful journey to one solution after another.
Together the San Diego Regional Police Athletic League and Belinda's aquatics team joined forces to host a Championship Swim Meet for the community pool teams. Belinda was easily one of the go to advocates for aquatics safety and teaching kids to swim in this region. To put this in perspective, It is estimated that 33,000 children ages 5-12, who live in the service area of the Jackie Robinson Family YMCA, have never taken swimming lessons to develop a healthy respect for the water. The pool at our Y was built before the municipal facilities at Memorial Recreation Center and Martin Luther King, Jr. Recreation Center. Together, our pools serve over 271,000 residents living in 72,000 households. Belinda helped me understand how critical it is in a coastal region like San Diego to teach kids how to swim by keeping pools open seven days a week all year round. In June, over three-hundred students from the King-Chavez Schools learned to swim over three-weeks at our Y. Belinda, these kids are for you. I can hear you saying, "Don't stop until EVERY child learns to swim!" Read more at http://www.jackierobinson.ymca.org/yblog/executive-decisions/2011/6/26/well-done-good-and-faithful-servants.html
June 26, 2011
Emma and Jaime, Paul and Sophie and Celine: Belinda, your daughter, wife and mother will always be an inspiration to us. Her determination to live and battle her cancer, her good sense of humor and optimism showed us what a powerful and determine woman she was. Belinda is now enjoying the beauty of Heaven. You have a beautiful angel taking care of all of you.
Your friends David and Graciela Guillen
Mona Najimy
June 26, 2011
Your strength, determination, compassion and zest for life will continue to inspire me forever. I miss you, my friend. Always with love.
June Dudas
June 26, 2011
Your sweet smile and gentle laugh are etched in my heart. I will always treasure our "mom chats" and celebrate the deep devotion you showed your family. I'm grateful for the moments we shared and look forward to seeing you again. Much love, June
lisa rini
June 26, 2011
belinda - your joie de vivre and sweet memories of friendship will live on in all of us who knew you...sending all our love to paul, sophie and celine
Manuel Gonzalez
June 26, 2011
Belinda,
I know your spirit will shine through every child that learns to swim in the programs you created. Our thoughts and prayers are with the friends and family that will miss you dearly.
Sophie Sirois
June 26, 2011
Miss you mom, you'll always be in our hearts and presence.
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