Cruzita passed away Feb 18, 2007 in Pajacuaran, Michoacan, Mexico, shortly after suffering a stroke. She was 71 years old. A long time Hollister resident, she worked at San Benito Foods until her retirement. Cruzita is survived by her children: Martha Esther Esquivel and Federico Prado of Hollister, Maria de Jesus Nieves of Los Banos, Liduvina Ochoa and Lupe Zarate of Fresno, Luis Antonio Prado of Delhi and Juan Prado of Sacramento, her sister Elvira Magallon of Mexico, 30 grandchildren, 7 great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Esiquio Prado and her mother Elvira Zarate.