Victoria Villarreal Haloulakos

VICTORIA VILLARREAL HALOULAKOS
Entered Life: June 18, 1925
Entered Eternal Life: December 11, 2018

Victoria Villarreal Haloulakos, born in Cotulla, Texas was a resident of Burbank, California since 1964. She is survived by her husband of 65 years, Dr. Vassilios E. (aka Bill) Haloulakos, her son, the Reverend Protodeacon George Haloulakos, and daughter-in-law, Sharon.

Vickie, as she was generally known by her friends, enjoyed a great number of hobbies and interests over the years, including, but not limited to travel, rare books, collectibles, writing, classic motion pictures and television, and her precious pets. Over the years, she periodically worked as a translator and court interpreter utilizing her extensive knowledge of the Spanish language. Initially she worked with various branches of the US Armed Forces in Texas following her graduation with an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Draughn's Business College. Her favorite time was her affiliation with the Strategic Air Command via her work with the US Air Force. It was during that time she met her future husband, Bill, who as a member of the Greek Air Force Academy, was training at Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio. Much later in life, Vickie returned to school by successfully completing a Certification Program with the Monterey Institute of International Studies as a refresher course. The youngest child of Louisa and Antonio Villarreal, Vickie was extremely close to her sister Mary and brother Alfonso (all departed this life before her) while maintaining a lifelong pride in being a daughter of the Lone Star State of Texas.

Vickie served as President of the PTA during the early 1970s in the Burbank Public School system, was a Cub Scouts Den Mother in the 1960s, tutored students in Spanish, and later was a docent at the Gene Autry Museum of Western Heritage. She is remembered for being able to transform seemingly ordinary situations during our childhood years such as a family barbeque into a memorable banquet; a doctor's or barber's appointment might be interspersed with a visit to a favorite book store or a side trip to the local movie theater; long before major sporting events like the Super Bowl and World Series became a national tradition for preparing favorite dishes at home while watching the games Vickie would prepare special meals that ranged from spaghetti to enchiladas; and feeding or caring for the family pets was an opportunity to create special bonds for all concerned. Vickie loved being a USC Trojan spouse and mom, proudly wearing the Cardinal and Gold colors. Throughout her life, Vickie was a prayerful soul whose love for God was expressed through private prayer on behalf of friends and loved ones with a special devotion to the Shepherd's Psalm (Psalm 23 KJV) and St John of Shanghai and San Francisco.