Refugia “Cuca” Maria Gomez, beloved mother, grandmother, great- and great-great grandmother, sister, aunt and friend was embraced by the Light of God on September 11, 2017 after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Heaven received our Guardian Angel on this day.
Born on August 18, 1929 in Devine, Texas to Manuel Rizo and Francisca Martinez-Rizo. Married Jose Gomez in 1943 and remained the love of each other’s lives until our beloved dad’s passing on January 31, 1986.
She is survived by her children: Benny (Mary), Ricky (Esmeralda), Rudy (Isabell), Freddie (Irma), Jesse (Rosemary), Bird (Chrisni), Rumaldo (Alicia), Mary (Celestino) Garza, Elizabeth (Joe) Flores, Selia (Gilbert) Bautista, and Paula (Lando) Montoya, sisters: Hela (Colorado) Pancha (Colorado), brother Manuel (Theresa) Texas, and 69 grandchildren. She is also survived by five generations of grandchildren, great- and great-great grandchildren.
Preceded in death by her husband, Jose, sons: Joe (Bernice) and Johnny (Tracey), grandsons: Javier “Hele” Flores and Fernando Gomez Jr., great grandsons: Rumaldo Jr, and Kayden, sisters Maria and Lupe, and brothers: Pete, Tony, Refugio “Cuco”, Juan, Jesse, and Jose.
A special thank you to those of you that rose to the task and provided loving care to our mother, we are all eternally grateful.
-Madre Querida-
Thank you for all your goodness, your unending, unconditional love… for all your loving support, guidance and teachings, we were all so blessed mone to have you in our lives… we love you and we’ll miss you forever and ever, you will always be in our hearts. Rest in peace with our beloved dad and all our loved ones that have gone before us… until we are all together again. Your loving family.
Viewing and Rosary will be held 6-9 PM, Friday, September 22, 2017 (Rosary at 7 PM) at St John Bosco Catholic Church, Natalia, Texas with the Funeral Service at 10 AM, Saturday, September 23, 2017, St John Bosco Catholic Church, Natalia, Texas, followed by the interment at St Joseph Cemetery, Devine, Texas.
Local arrangements by Alta Vista funeral Chapel, Natalia, Texas.
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