Our beloved mother was a very loving and caring grandma, aunt to her numerous nieces and nephews and sister to her 3 siblings. She loved taking care of her grandkids when they were babies and up until they grew up. She loved to watch horror films with her grandsons especially with her grandson Michael. Our mom made the best tamales. People would start calling her as early as the month of November to place their orders. She stopped making them as she got older but passed over the recipe to us, her children. Our mother married our dad when she was 21 years old and our dad was 24. They were married for 49 years. She loved to go dancing and loved listening to songs from her era, the 50's. We will truly miss our mother but we know that she will live in our hearts forever.
Graciela is survived by her daughters Leticia Richardson, Rosemary Vela (Carlos) and Patricia Garcia (Everardo); and her son Rodolfo Garcia Jr. (Aida); her sister Socorro Garza (Raymond); her grandchildren Miranda V. Gutierrez, Carlos Vela Jr., Eric Vela, Amanda Vela, Michael Garcia, Thomas Green, Aiden Garcia, Patrick Garcia, Gracie Marie Richardson, Cassandra Garcia, and Sophia Garcia, her great grandchildren Emilia Gutierrez and Rowan Gutierrez.
She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
Graciela was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years Rodolfo Garcia †; her daughter Gracie G. Gomez †; her father Theodore Perez † and her mother Maria Govea Perez †; her brothers Theodore Perez II † and Reynaldo Perez †.
A visitation for Graciela will be held Monday, May 22, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 10:00 PM with a Rosary at 7:00 PM in Chapel of Angels at Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista, 125 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, Texas 78521. A mass will be held Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at 10:00 AM at St Mary's Catholic Church, 1914 Barnard Rd, Brownsville, Texas 78521. Followed by a burial at 11:00 AM at Buena Vista Burial Park, 5 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, Texas 78521.
Serving as pallbearers are Rodolfo Garcia Jr., Michael Garcia, Thomas Green, Aiden Garcia, Charlie Vela and Eric Vela.
Honorary pallbearers will be Everardo Garcia, Carlos Vela and Guillermo Gomez.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.funerariadelangelbuenavista.com for the Garcia family.
