Raquel Gomez Carter

1964 - 2022

RAQUEL GOMEZ CARTER Age 57, a longtime resident of Highland, CA, entered eternal rest on Friday, February 11,2022. She was born August 9,1964 in San Bernardino, CA to Jose Guadalupe. and Maria De Jesus Ramirez. She was the youngest of six children. She attended elementary, and middle school in East Highlands and Redlands, CA. She married young and later earned her GED and certifications to work in the healthcare field. Raquel worked at St. Bernardine Medical Center for 21 years. She was Lead Technician for Sterile Processing. She had close relationships with her co-workers and always spoke highly of them. As a child Raquel enjoyed playing the violin and playing with her siblings. As an adult she was vibrant and fun-loving. Raquel could fill a room with her energy. She loved to travel and have adventures with her family. She was a tremendously strong and independent woman with a tender heart. She was hard-working, kind, compassionate, and loving. She would help no matter the situation or her condition. She was a devoted mother, grandmother, daughter, and sister. Her greatest joy was her two grandchildren, Isaac and Isabella. She was greatly loved and leaves an unmeasurable void in the lives of all who loved her. Raquel leaves behind her son Jesse Loya, grandchildren, Isaac and Isabella Loya, her father Jose G. Ramirez, brothers David Ramirez (Kathleen), Fernando Ramirez, sisters Beatrice Fernandez, Lupita R. Pisalyaput (Chai), nephews and nieces and a host of other family members and friends. She was preceded in death by her mother Maria De Jesus Ramirez, brother Alfonso Ramirez, first husband Jesse Loya and the love of her life, second husband Jeff Carter. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, 640 S. Center St.. Redlands, CA 92373. In lieu of flowers send donations in the name of Raquel Gomez Carter to: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis TN. 38105 or visit stjude.org