Guadalupe C. Cantu

Guadalupe Collazo Cantu, born April 21, 1928 to Maria Guadalupe and Amado Collazo in Bastrop County, Texas, passed peacefully in her Aldine, Texas home on December 30, 2019 at the age of 91. She is preceded in death by her loving husband of 52 years Merced and daughter Carmen Cantu Sabala. “Lupe,” as she was known to her loved ones, would be the first to say that her proudest role was that of wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was a spiritual beacon and fountain of prayer for her entire family, reminding often that she prayed “for all my family every night,” in her own words. She is survived by sisters Sarah Gonzales and Margaret Beltran, children Mary Olga Escamilla (Victor), Dora Ortega (Tony), Merced Cantu Jr. (Ada), and Mark Cantu (Kim), grandchildren Elissa “Lisa”, Yvette, Eric, Abel, Lenora, Annette, Merced III (Sonny), Melissa, Mathew, David, Gabriel, Candice and Celestia and 27 great-grandchildren. Visitation will be held at Brookside Funeral Home (13747 Eastex Freeway) on Sunday, January 5, 2020 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, and a Funeral Service take place at St. Leo The Great Catholic Church (2131 Lauder) on Monday, January 6, 2020 at 11:00 AM to be immediately followed by a Committal Service at Brookside Funeral Home.

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