Cristina loved using her amateur radio license and car-mounted transmitter to communicate with new friends that were also “radio aficionados.” Every morning while driving her kids to school she was part of the morning “round-up” of commuters, sharing some laughs and brightening everyone’s day.

At a Christmas Party in 1993, her dear friends Walter O’Brien and Daniel Granda decided to poke fun at Cristina’s sharp-tongued wit and distinctive laughter with an “award” presentation.