Elena Suarez Valdez, age 93 passed away on July 24, 2019 in Dallas, Texas. She was born on July 13, 1926 in Mexico. She married Gregorio M. Valdez in 1943 and the couple had eight children. She was a housewife and enjoyed her spare time attending church and being with her family. Her family and friends will always remember her as a loving and sweet person. She is preceded in death by her mother, Zapopan Gonzalez; husband, Gregorio Valdez; sons, Joe Valdez, John Valdez, and Robert Valdez; brother, Fernandeo Gonzalez; and grandson, Felipe Puentes. Mrs. Valdez is survived by her daughters, Carmen Puentes and her husband Jicente Puentes, Virginia Sparks, Lupe Estrada, Rosa Valdez, Ruth Valdez and her husband Noel Saldivar. She will be loved and cherished by many other friends and family including her thirteen grandchildren, thirty-four great-grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren.