Marco Rubio's mother, who left Cuba for Miami, dies at 88
WASHINGTON _ Oriales Rubio, the mother of U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, died Friday at age 88.
Marco Rubio announced his mother's passing in an Instagram post on Sunday.
"My mother Oria Rubio returned to be with the Lord on Friday night," Rubio wrote. "God blessed her with almost 89 years of life filled with love. And with a peaceful death surrounded by those who loved her."
He added that the love she had for her children is "but a glimpse of the even greater love God has for His."
Oriales Rubio was born on Nov. 2, 1930, in Jatibonico, Cuba. In 1956, she and her husband, Mario Rubio, arrived in the United States from Cuba, 2 { years before Fidel Castro's takeover, and they lived in Miami until 1979, when they moved to Las Vegas. In 1985, the Rubio family returned to South Florida and moved to West Miami where their son began his political career.
_ Miami Herald
