Lauren Elia Renteria Obituary (1990

Lauren Elia Renteria Obituary June 8th, 1990 - June 6th, 2024 Lauren Elia Renteria was born on June 8th, 1990 to Ricardo and Eileen Renteria. She was the oldest of 4 children with her siblings Martin, Sabrina and Jacob. They spent their early childhood years on the east coast between North Carolina and Maryland, moving to Hawaii in 2001 and then to Texas in 2006, where she attended and graduated from Edward S Marcus High School in 2008. In 2010 she moved to California and began to pursue becoming a part of the medical field by attending the Institute of Technology for Medical Assisting. Shortly thereafter, she returned to school to obtain a degree in Office Administration to help support herself through nursing school. Her plans were paused when she took a brief hiatus because she had her beautiful daughter, Bailey Eileen, in 2012. She fought tooth and nail to forge her own path as a medical professional, working as a receptionist at Atherton & Associates, LLP, to make ends meet as a single mother in Modesto, California. She did not do this alone, however, as she had tremendous help from friends and family, including babysitting help from her mother, Eileen, and family friends Zack and Melissa Mack. She worked for 10 plus years to establish a good life for herself and her daughter, first becoming a Certified Nursing Assistant through First Lady Permanente in Turlock, CA. She then continued onto obtaining her BSN, Bachelors of Science in Nursing, just after becoming a Registered Nurse in 2022. She accomplished these many great feats while raising her only daughter, and she was aspiring to become an Anesthestist and achieve more education. She was the first, and so far only, to accomplish that level of education in her family. Lauren had such unconditional love for her daughter Bailey. She tried her absolute best, even through financial hardship in the years of Baileys upbringing, to give her the best life possible. From watching the same TV dramas, such as Stranger Things, to learning about horses and riding them together, to big vacations such as Disneyland and San Diego, Lauren would do anything to put a smile on Baileys face. She truly loved being in California and we, her family, couldn't be happier that she made a new life for herself out here. She was surrounded by a strong support group of friends, including her co-workers and her best friend, Aizha Spak. These aforementioned loved ones are just a few of the many, many lives that Lauren impacted in her 33 years. She will be greatly missed.