Maria Cruz Maldonado

Maria Cruz Maldonado, 72, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loved ones in her home. Her pride and joy were her daughters and seven grandkids. She fought a courageous battle with cancer and beat all odds until the evening of her death. She loved to tend to her garden and enjoyed spending time with her family, her daily phone calls with her sister, and going to work at UETA.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Roberto Maldonado, parents Nemecio and Enriqueta Rangel, siblings Baltazar Rangel, Juanita Tapia, and Margarita Nery. She will forever be loved and remembered by her daughters Norma (Moe) Molina, Linda (Felix) Garcia, and Ana (Humberto) Garcia. Her most prized possession, her grandkids, Alyssa, Annette, Arianna, Michelle, Humberto III, Christian, and Ana Sofia. By her siblings; Mary Valdez, Benito Rangel, and Lorenzo Perez.

Serving as pallbearers will be Moe Molina, Felix Garcia, Humberto Garcia, Humberto Garcia III, Manuel Maldonado, Carlos Valdez, Jesus Acevedo, and Victor Tapia. Honorary Pallbearers will be Christian Garcia, Benito Rangel, and Lorenzo Perez.

Our mom recited this prayer every night: "En paz me acuesto y en seguida me duermo pues solo tu senor me das seguridad. Dios, gracias por tus bendiciones. Tomo mis planes, mis ambiciones, mis objetivos, mis deseos, mis bendiciones y mis preocupaciones y los rindo todo ante ti." A special thanks to MD Anderson Endocrine Care Team and to Safe Haven Hospice for their undivided attention towards our mom.

Visitation will be held on Thursday, October 11, 2018 from 1pm to 10pm with a rosary at 7pm at Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista. Funeral Mass Friday, October 12, 2018 at 11am at Lord of Divine Mercy Catholic Church followed by a committal service to Buena Vista Burial Park.