Adela Ruiz de Royo | |
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First Lady of Panama | |
In office October 11, 1978 – July 31, 1982 | |
President | Aristides Royo |
Preceded by | Fanny Roger de Lakas |
Succeeded by | Mercedes Martinez de la Espriella |
Personal details | |
Born | Adela María Ruiz González December 15, 1943 Grado, Asturias, Spain |
Died | June 19, 2019 Panama | (aged 75)
Spouse | Aristides Royo (1960s–2019; her death) |
Occupation | Mathematics teacher and academic |
Adela María Ruiz González, customary married name Ruiz de Royo (December 15, 1943 – June 19, 2019) was a Spanish-born Panamanian mathematics academic and educator. She served as the First Lady of Panama from 1978 until 1982 during the presidency of her husband, Aristides Royo. [1] [2] She also served President of the Panamanian Academy of Language (Academia Panameña de la Lengua). [1] [3]
Ruiz was born Adela María Ruiz González in a home in the municipality of Grado, Asturias, Spain to parents, José María and Rosalina. [2] She was raised in the nearby city of Oviedo alongside her three sisters, Marta, Mabel, and María José. [2] Ruiz was nicknamed Deli. [2] [4] [5]
By 1960, Ruiz had moved to Salamanca to study medicine. [2] That same year, she met her future husband, a Panamanian national and fellow student at the University of Salamanca named Aristides Royo. [2] The couple married in the early 1960s and eventually had three children - Marta Elena, Irma Natalia, and Aristides José. [2] Ruiz, Royo and their oldest daughter, Marta, moved to Panama permanently on September 17, 1965. [2]
In addition to her own career, Ruiz held the role of the wife of a government minister and politician. [2] She became First Lady of Panama from 1978 to 1982. During her tenure as first lady, Ruiz created the Asociación Pro Obras de Beneficencia. [1]
Ruiz was diagnosed with colon and liver cancer in 2017. [2] She died from the disease on June 19, 2019, at the age of 75. [1] [2] [3] Adela Ruiz was survived by her husband, Aristides Royo, and their three children, Marta Elena, Natalia, and Arístides José. [6] Her funeral was held at the National Sanctuary in Bella Vista, Panama City on June 24, 2019. [1] Ruiz's ashes were returned to her native Spain, where they were partially buried at the Praviano cemetery in Riberas, Asturias. [6] A second funeral mass was held at the Carmelite Catholic Church of Oviedo on October 4, 2019. [6] Shortly before the funeral, her remaining ashes were sprinkled into the Cantabrian Sea by her husband and children. [6]
In December 2019, Ruiz's daughter, Natalia Royo de Hagerman, was appointed as Panama's ambassador to the United Kingdom. [5]
Adela Ruiz de Royo | |
---|---|
First Lady of Panama | |
In office October 11, 1978 – July 31, 1982 | |
President | Aristides Royo |
Preceded by | Fanny Roger de Lakas |
Succeeded by | Mercedes Martinez de la Espriella |
Personal details | |
Born | Adela María Ruiz González December 15, 1943 Grado, Asturias, Spain |
Died | June 19, 2019 Panama | (aged 75)
Spouse | Aristides Royo (1960s–2019; her death) |
Occupation | Mathematics teacher and academic |
Adela María Ruiz González, customary married name Ruiz de Royo (December 15, 1943 – June 19, 2019) was a Spanish-born Panamanian mathematics academic and educator. She served as the First Lady of Panama from 1978 until 1982 during the presidency of her husband, Aristides Royo. [1] [2] She also served President of the Panamanian Academy of Language (Academia Panameña de la Lengua). [1] [3]
Ruiz was born Adela María Ruiz González in a home in the municipality of Grado, Asturias, Spain to parents, José María and Rosalina. [2] She was raised in the nearby city of Oviedo alongside her three sisters, Marta, Mabel, and María José. [2] Ruiz was nicknamed Deli. [2] [4] [5]
By 1960, Ruiz had moved to Salamanca to study medicine. [2] That same year, she met her future husband, a Panamanian national and fellow student at the University of Salamanca named Aristides Royo. [2] The couple married in the early 1960s and eventually had three children - Marta Elena, Irma Natalia, and Aristides José. [2] Ruiz, Royo and their oldest daughter, Marta, moved to Panama permanently on September 17, 1965. [2]
In addition to her own career, Ruiz held the role of the wife of a government minister and politician. [2] She became First Lady of Panama from 1978 to 1982. During her tenure as first lady, Ruiz created the Asociación Pro Obras de Beneficencia. [1]
Ruiz was diagnosed with colon and liver cancer in 2017. [2] She died from the disease on June 19, 2019, at the age of 75. [1] [2] [3] Adela Ruiz was survived by her husband, Aristides Royo, and their three children, Marta Elena, Natalia, and Arístides José. [6] Her funeral was held at the National Sanctuary in Bella Vista, Panama City on June 24, 2019. [1] Ruiz's ashes were returned to her native Spain, where they were partially buried at the Praviano cemetery in Riberas, Asturias. [6] A second funeral mass was held at the Carmelite Catholic Church of Oviedo on October 4, 2019. [6] Shortly before the funeral, her remaining ashes were sprinkled into the Cantabrian Sea by her husband and children. [6]
In December 2019, Ruiz's daughter, Natalia Royo de Hagerman, was appointed as Panama's ambassador to the United Kingdom. [5]