Ofelia (De Fatima Diaz Velasquez) Allen

Ofelia Allen (Ofelia de Fatima Diaz Velasquez)
Passed away on June 10, 2020 in her home in Henderson, Nevada.
She was born in Lima, Peru on November 13, 1954 –
Ofelia de Fatima is survived by her husband Curtis Allen,
step-daughter April Allen Gowens, and relatives Maria Del Carmen Zapata,
Leonor Burga, Francisco Javier Diaz, Oscar Diaz and Luisa de Zarate.

Ofelia de Fatima was active in her community and instrumental in helping
Latino minority women through the Nevada Health Centers.
Ofelia received recognition from the Clark County
Diabetes Group for all her contribution to the organization.
She developed and presented health education programs to promote
health awareness to Latino minority women in the County.
She was an important source of health information for Hispanic leaders
and kept them advised of the trends of chronic diseases that affect the Hispanic Community.