Amy Rueda * -El Paso

Amy is a member of Our Lady of the Valley Catholic Church. She became a charter member of Court Our Blessed Mother #1731 in 1956. Amy served her court in the office of Monitor, Treasurer, Financial Secretary, Recording Secretary, Vice Regent and Regent; repeating each office several times.

She began her journey on the state board as a District Deputy for six years and served the state in each office without moving consecutively from treasurer to regent. She was elected State Treasurer, State Secretary, Second Vice State Regent, First Vice State Regent, and in 1996 she was elected ‘Grand Regent’/State Regent at the State Convention in Houston. Amy received the Bishop Sartoris Membership Award for 1996-1998.

Fifteen years later (2012) when asked for a highlight of her term, Amy replied; "The history of our courts has changed from pomp and ceremonials, and from voting members into a court using the marbles in the wooden box to seeking out new members consistently. During my term, funds were very low, so we were called upon to raise dues and implement a mid-term fundraiser. I am proud that we were able to lay the foundation for the work in leadership and training that the state continues today."

Amy and her husband Faustino Rueda were married in 1947. They have four children, six grandchildren, and two great-grandchildren. She worked as a Bookkeeper and School Secretary.

She remains active in her local court and at her 90th birthday celebration in May of 2013, Amy added a line to her bio saying, “I have one wish left for myself, one thing I pray for, to see my first born daughter (Olga Samaniego) elected National Regent of the organization I have loved and served for nearly 60 years.”