Magdalena Cecilia Lafaurie Ferrigno passed away on Sunday, March 11, 2018 at the age of 96 in McAllen, Texas. She was born October 6, 1921 in El Cerro San Antonio, Colombia to Camilo Lafaurie and Juana Verdooren. She was married on December 26,1942 to the late Alfredo Carlo Ferrigno Savignano. Magdalena, lovingly known as “Magola”, moved to McAllen in 1982. She also lived in other Texas cities, as well as in Florida, in order to spend time with her large and growing family. She made frequent trips to see family left in her native Colombia. Magola prefered and enjoyed the simpler things in life. Her Catholic faith and her family were most important. She prayed her rosary daily without fail. She leaves a legacy of four generations, for which she was very grateful.
Magola is survived by her daughters, Ines (Pedro) Kowalyszyn, Alba (Jose) Gonzalez, Juana Marquez, and Marelly (Rene) Salazar; her sons, Cesar (Felicia) Ferrigno, Alfredo (Alba) Ferrigno, Roque (Flor de Luz) Ferrigno, and Pasqual Ferrigno; 26 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grandchild; as well as nieces, nephews, in-laws, and a host of long-time friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her siblings, Ricardo, Luisa, Amparo, Urbano, Paulina, Guillermina, Mauricio, Gilberto, Camilo, Arturo, Roque, Julio and Miguel; her husband; two sons, Alfredo Carlo Ferrigno (infant) and Mauricio Ferrigno Sr; two grandsons, Julio Cesar Ferrigno and Mauricio Ferrigno Jr; and her son-in-law, Hector Marquez.
A piece of her faithful heart will always live in ours.
Magola’s life will be celebrated with a Mass at Holy Spirit Catholic Church on Saturday, March 24th, 2018 at 11:00AM. The church is located at 2201 Martin Ave, McAllen, TX 78504. Following the Mass, a gathering will be held at the home of Dr. Pedro and Ines Kowalyszyn from 2-4pm.
Special thanks to Msgr. Louis Brum for his support and assistance. The family requests memorial contributions be made to Holy Spirit Catholic Church in McAllen, Texas, in lieu of flowers.
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