She is preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, Rodolfo and Graciela Mendez.
She is survived by her mother, Blanca Mendez. Uncles, Rodolfo Mendez, Ove Garcia. Numerous, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Laura graduated from Med High School, Class of 2002 in Mercedes, Texas. She also attended South Texas College and Pan American University, Edinburg, Texas.
She was an avid basketball and tennis fan. Her favorite basketball team was the San Antonio Spurs. Laura had a great love for animals. Her pets meant the world to her.
Visitation will be held Thursday, January 21, 2016 beginning at 5 p.m. and will continue until 9 p.m., with recitation of the holy rosary to begin at 7 p.m., at Funeraria Del Angel Chapel. Services will conclude with a Mass to be held on Friday, January 22, 2016. At 10 a.m. at Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church, Harlingen, Texas.