Emma Louise Molina

Emma Louise Hankins Molina passed away on October 20, 2014. She was born on June 15, 1934 in Dallas, Texas to Grant and Julia Hankins. After her graduation from Adamson High School, she worked at the Kirsch Company where she met her husband, Julian. Emma soon began a new position with the Army and Air Force Exchange Service where she would eventually be promoted to Lead Buyer. Following the birth of her son Kevin, she decided to obtain her real estate broker's license and spent several years employed with Ebby Halliday Realtors. Emma was a gifted natural musician and singer who loved entertaining her family and friends on the piano. While she did not read music, she had an encyclopedic knowledge of popular songs and lyrics and could play any song she heard. Like her mother, Emma was a renowned seamstress and loved to garden. She enjoyed creating beauty around her, whether it was through her crafting or decorating her home. Emma was a voracious reader and particularly enjoyed mysteries and biographies, and often served as president of the Wynnewood Hills Book Review Club. She was fascinated by history and was a member of the North Texas branch of the American Research Center in Egypt.

Beloved wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend to many, Emma was predeceased by her brother Paul Grant Hankins of Seguin, Texas. She is survived by her devoted husband of 58 years, Julian Castro Molina, her son Kevin Desiderio Molina, her daughter Kelley Molina Duck, her son-in-law Wesley Ray Duck, her granddaughter Eve Cheryce Duck and her sister Paulette Davis.

Emma loved discussing politics at the dinner table, entertaining, listening to jazz music, and spending time with her family. She had great faith in God. Her light will be forever missed.

The family will receive friends and loved ones on Monday, October 27 from 10am until 4pm at Gonzalez Funeral Home, 3050 N. Stemmons Frwy., Dallas. A rosary service will take place that evening at 7pm at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church in Dallas. Memorial Mass will be held at the church on Tuesday, October 28 at 10:30 am. To leave a message of condolence or to share memories, please visit dignitymemorial.com .