Denise Spangler, age 50, of Round Rock, Texas, passed away January 10, 2019, surrounded by her family after over seven years of treatment for Dermatomyositis. Denise lived most of her life in Austin and Central Texas. Denise attended Austin High School and graduated from Saint Edward’s University, Austin, Texas, where she met her husband. She is survived by her husband, Lee Spangler, her two sons, Lee and Peter Spangler, her brother Victor Moncada, and her mother and step-father, Nelda and Eliseo Garza.
Denise took great pleasure in raising her sons and volunteering with their schools and the church. Denise could make friends anywhere and with anyone. She did not complain about the long and painful progression of her condition and remained active up to her eventual passing. She was an inspiration to all who knew of her and refused to give in to the pain and medical problems that developed. Denise will be greatly missed as a mother, daughter, sister, friend, and wife. She was always a great lady, who offered friendship and kindness to all who knew her.
In lieu of flowers, a donation in her memory to St. Jude Children’s Hospital is suggested. Visitation and a Rosary service will take place at Cook-Walden Funeral Home on January 16, 2018 from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. with the Rosary service being recited at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 9:30 a.m. on January 17, 2019 at St. Mary's Cathedral, 203 E. 10th Street. Afterward our Denise will be taken for cremation according to her wishes.
