Rose Amendola, 96, ScottsdaleCourtesy of Ted Amendola
Rose Amendola loved volunteering and education. She often reminded others to “study hard and make something of yourself.”
Her son, Ted Amendola, described her as a “caring conversationalist” whom he will miss talking with. She gave back to her community and was a strong matriarch of the family.
She most likely contracted COVID-19 in the memory care facility where she lived, Ted said. Rose died on Jan. 11 at age 96.
“She fought until the end,” Ted said. “An hour before she passed her vitals were normal. She wasn’t afraid of dying.”
Rose is survived by her children, Carol, Joyce and Ted, eight grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
Democratic President Joe Biden s fast motions to reform federal immigration policy will have a significant impact on Arizona, which has a sizable population of undocumented immigrants.
Among a flurry of executive orders that Biden signed was a directive to protect the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program for undocumented immigrants who were brought to the U.S. as children. His administration has also ordered that deportations and immigration-related arrests be curtailed.
The executive order calls on federal officials to preserve and fortify the DACA program. Meanwhile, a separate memo authored by David Pekoske, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), directs U.S. immigration agencies to focus on enforcement based on protecting national security, border security, and public safety. People who have engaged in or are suspected of terrorism or espionage will be prioritized by immigration authorities, as well as individuals apprehended at the