Shirley Arriaga Truax, 74, of Orlando, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 23, 2018. Shirley was born on September 18, 1944 in Everett, Pennsylvania. She was the younger of two siblings. Shirley married Julio Arriaga on November 10, 1961 in Baltimore, MD at the Strawbridge Methodist Church. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years and retired from Reinhold Jewelers in PR. Her passion included accounting. She loved to work. She also loved animals. She had many cats and dogs. She loved her sweets and enjoyed playing dominoes and bingo. Shirley enjoyed bible studies and visiting the Kingdom Hall with her best friend, Laura Edney. She loved her family. She was very sweet and caring. Father Paul LeRoy Truax and Mother Mary Margaret Sipes, 94, whom still lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut. She is survived by her Daughter, Yvonne (David) Olivencia; Son, Julio J. Arriaga; Grandchildren, Andrea (Hector) La Torre, Edgardo Rodriguez Arriaga, Julianna Arriaga Martinez and Yve Marie Suliveres; GreatGrandDaughter, Jenassy Thompson. She is preceded in death by her Brother, Paul LeRoy Truax II.
"Mom is now with her sweetie and many other Love ones in heaven. I will always remember her smile, her scent and her words of love. She was a wonderful mother filled with love and honesty, with the love of Jehovah in her heart, who fought a good battle, but now is at peace with God our Father". Amen- Yvonne and Joseph
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