It was on a Wednesday, December 15, 1954 in Los Angeles, California, when Flora Luna and Robert Trejo welcomed their first-born child, Florence Roberta Trejo, into the world. Known affectionately as “Flo” and “Berta” by family and friends, she was the oldest of six siblings, with five brothers and one sister. She grew up in East Los Angeles and San Gabriel Valley where she helped care for her brothers. She graduated from Mark Keppel High School in Alhambra, California and was crowned prom Queen “Class of 1973”.

She was a proud mother of two daughters, Lauren and Raquel. They spent the majority of their lives residing in Southern California and spent a few years in the Pacific Northwest in Beaverton, Oregon. In 1998, she settled in Diamond Bar after meeting her second husband, Ray Millard, and together they built many memories there such as pool parties & sharing dinner with family and friends. In 2018, they moved to Visalia in Central California to enjoy retirement, where she enjoyed being surrounded by agriculture and spending time cooking in her dream kitchen, hanging out with friends and family, and attending to her garden.

Roberta was a woman of many skills and performed multiple roles, from office management, bookkeeping for clients, self and family-owned businesses, preparing appetizing meals and cuisines, to making handmade items such as tutus for ecommerce. She devoted most of her career in Furniture Sales and Marketing Sales as an Office Manager and pursued her entrepreneur spirit and passion by catering events.

She had a loving and giving spirit and felt enormous joy when hosting parties and events. She especially loved preparing and hosting Thanksgiving dinners to give gratitude and ensure all were blessed with a meal. She was a woman of great faith and enjoyed bible study and attending church. She was a member of Visalia First, and formerly, the Faith Community Church in West Covina. Her interests were reading, gardening, sewing, dancing, music, playing online and board games, attending sporting events, concerts, traveling across the country, and devoting time as a caregiver to family, infants, and children.

She really knew how to have a great time, especially with children. She was magnetic and so cleverly fun. She doted on every child that entered into her life and showered them with so much love. She was a delighted grandmother of eight. 

Roberta is survived by her husband Raymond Millard and their grandchildren, Kayleen Millard, Raquel Millard, Ava Foster, Isabel Millard, Hendrix Foster, Vida Millard, and Alessia Gallidoro. Surviving ex-spouse, Raymond Rodriguez, and daughters, Lauren Gallidoro and Raquel Figueroa, and stepchildren, Matthews Millard and Tracey Millard-Foster including sons-in-law, Vince Gallidoro, Manny Figueroa, Brandon Foster, and daughter-in-law, Wendy Millard.

Surviving parent and siblings: Mother, Flora Luna, brothers - Art Alvarez, Angelo Alvarez, Adrian Alvarez, Adam Rodriguez, David Trejo, and sister Bobby Lynn Duran.

Our beautiful “Roberta” showed kindness to everyone she met and was loved by many in return. We have been blessed to have had such an amazing woman in our lives. Her uplifting soul and magnetic personality is missed deeply. All the precious memories and her loving spirit will forever be in our hearts.