Annie Hinojos
Anita Hernandez Hinojos, Annie as we all know her, passed away Jan. 13, 2025, in Tucson surrounded by those who loved her.
Annie, 73, was born in Phoenix, AZ on May 8, 1951, and grew up in Hayden (San Pedro), Arizona, where she first met the future love of her life in junior high, and later begin dating in high school. On Dec. 21, 1970, she married Daniel Rios Hinojos. Four years later, they were blessed with their first son, Daniel Hernandez Hinojos (Nancy), and three years later Michael Anthony Hinojos (Jessica) joined the family.
Daniel and Annie raised their children in the Winkelman-Hayden communities, while serving the same communities through many years of public service. Such positions as Mayor, Vice-mayor, councilwomen, board member of numerous agencies, but none as great as her role as Hayden Senior Center Director, where Annie served the community for almost 40 years, with strength, love, and determination, as an advocate for the seniors that stretched from Battleaxe to Oracle and ALL those communities in between.
Annie had a determination that drew people to seek her assistance for family members at critical times in their life. She had an open-door policy even when not at work. A life time of servitude for our community.
“There are some who bring a light so great to the world that even after they have gone, the light remains.”
Annie is preceded in death by her parents, Francisco (Chico) and Victoria (Julie) Ortega; her brothers, Nolberto Waddell and Michael (Mickey) Ortega; and her sister, Susana (Suzie) Ruiz. She is survived by her husband, Daniel R. Hinojos; her twin sister, Juanita “Jennie” Rose; sons, Daniel (Nancy) and Michael (Jessica); granddaughters, Annie Marie Hinojos, Daniella (Nella) Hinojos, Gabriella (Gabby) Hinojos, Mikayla Hinojos, Jordan Hinojos, Katalina Hinojos; and great-grandson Matteo Daniel Aguilar.
The Celebration of Life was held at Lighthouse Assembly of God on Jan. 25, 2025. Interment follows at the Mountain View Cemetery in Hayden. A luncheon was held at the Hayden Senior Center.