, ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁under going ▁treatment ▁for ▁a ▁blood ▁cl ot ▁in ▁her ▁ab d omen ▁since ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁O ro pe za ▁is ▁surv ived ▁by ▁her ▁husband ▁Tom ▁M ull ins , ▁mother ▁Sh aron , ▁sister ▁Lyn ne , ▁and ▁brother ▁John . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁Since ▁her ▁death , ▁O ro pe za ▁has ▁been ▁hon ored ▁by ▁the ▁Democratic ▁Women ' s ▁Study ▁Club ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach ▁( the ▁oldest ▁contin ually ▁meeting ▁char tered ▁Democratic ▁club ▁in ▁America ), ▁which ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁her ▁the ▁Political ▁Le ad ership ▁Award , ▁which ▁is ▁now ▁named ▁the ▁Jen ny ▁O ro pe za ▁Political ▁Le ad ership ▁Award . ▁Centro ▁CH A ▁in ▁Long ▁Beach ▁post hum ously ▁awarded ▁O ro pe za ▁the ▁Create ▁Change ▁Community ▁Service ▁Ex cell ence ▁Award , ▁now ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁Create ▁Change : ▁Jen ny ▁O ro pe za ▁Community ▁Service ▁Ex cell ence ▁Award . ▁ ▁The ▁Long ▁Beach ▁L ambda ▁Democratic ▁Club ▁created ▁the ▁Jen ny ▁O ro pe za ▁Al ly ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁Award , ▁which ▁like ▁the ▁other ▁two ▁awards , ▁was ▁first ▁given ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁t ribute ▁to ▁O ro pe za ' s ▁dedic ation ▁to ▁fost ering ▁prote ctions ▁for ▁key ▁California - state ▁public ▁health ▁programs , ▁the ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁County ▁Aff ili ate ▁of ▁Susan ▁G . ▁K omen