NILDA GUITIAN (b. 12/28/1932) OF MIAMI, FL AND FORMERLY OF HOLGUÍN, CUBA, PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY ON MARCH 12, 2025, AT THE AGE OF 92. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND OF 53 YEARS, GONZALO (D. 2011), AND HER DAUGHTER-IN-LAW, ANA (D. 2011). SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER THREE CHILDREN, GONZALO GUITIAN (ANA) OF MIAMI, FL, JOSE GUITIAN OF SUNNY ISLES, FL, AND NILDA ROLLAN (SELIN LLAMIL) OF MIAMI, FL. AS WELL AS 5 GRANDCHILDREN, AMANDA GUITIAN, NATALIE ROLLAN, ERIC GUITIAN, SELIN MICHAEL ROLLAN (ERIN) AND KRISTINA “KRISTY” ZANDER (NICK). NILDA, AFFECTIONATELY KNOWN AS “CHIHUAHUA,” “YAYAI,” OR “YAYAY” TO HER FAMILY, GREW UP IN HOLGUÍN, CUBA. NILDA AND GONZALO IMMIGRATED TO MIAMI IN 1965 TO FIND A BETTER LIFE AND MORE OPPORTUNITIES FOR THEIR FAMILY. HER CATHOLIC FAITH WAS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN HER LIFE. SHE WAS A DEVOUT, SELFLESS, AND CARING WOMAN WHO LOVED TO SPEAK WITH EACH OF HER FAMILY MEMBERS EVERY DAY, THE HIGHLIGHT OF ALL HER DAYS. NILDA’S GREATEST LEGACY WILL BE THE BEAUTIFUL FAMILY SHE AND GONZALO RAISED AND BROUGHT TO THIS COUNTRY FOR A NEW BEGINNING; A FAMILY THAT HAS FLOURISHED AND IS CONTINUALLY GROWING, ALWAYS SHARING AN UNBREAKABLE BOND OF LOVE. FOR HER GRANDCHILDREN, THE LIGHTS OF HER LIFE, SHE WAS THE LAST IMMEDIATE SURVIVING GRANDPARENT AND HELPED SHEPHERD THEM FROM INFANCY INTO ADULTHOOD, WHERE THEY WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE HER LEGACY OF FAITH AND LOVE. TE QUEREMOS MUCHO Y DALE UN BESO A AWI Y ANA! THE FAMILY WILL HOLD A PRIVATE VIEWING ON TUESDAY, MARCH 18, 2025, AND A CATHOLIC MASS ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 2025, AT OUR LADY OF LOURDES CATHOLIC CHURCH IN MIAMI, FL, WITH A BURIAL TO FOLLOW AT DADE SOUTH MEMORIAL PARK.