Elvia Lucio Longoria was born to parents Beatriz Alcala Lucio and Santana Lucio.She was beautiful, intelligent and was a wonderful daughter, sister, wife, mother, aunt and a special and loyal friend to many.
Her inquisitive mind and insatiable love of knowledge lead her to complete a bookkeeping degree very early in her working career. However, she did not find it fulfilling, so she returned to school to study nursing. Elvia loved being a labor and delivery nurse. She relished supporting patients and families by educating them on newborn care. She retired after many years of dedicated service to this important career. Retirement allowed her to indulge her love of learning. She loved to study military history and the history of Brownsville.
Preceding Elvia in death was her husband Staff Sargent Catarino Longoria who retired from the Marine Corp. Also preceding her in death were her parents Beatriz Alcala Lucio and Santana Lucio. She was also preceded in death by her brother-in-law Tomas Rodriguez and brother-in-law Antonio Zamora. Both of which were her life long friends as well as family members.
Left to cherish her memory is her loving daughter Elvia Malcolm, her son in-law Jimmy, whom she loved as a son and her beautiful grand-daughter Yvonne Vidaurri. As well as her two loving sisters Aurora Rodriguez (Tomas+) and Conradina Zamora (Antonio+) who will miss her dearly and many heartbroken nieces and nephews. Last but not least her neighbors Carlos, Mary, Lesly and Christina Lopez whom she loved dearly and considered "angels sent to me by God .
A visitation for Elvia will be held Tuesday, August 27, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 9:00 PM with a Rosary at 7 pm in Chapel of Angels, at Funeraria del Angel Buena Vista, 125 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, Texas 78521. A church service will occur Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 9:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1218 E Jefferson, Brownsville, Texas 78520. A burial will occur Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM at Buena Vista Burial Park, 5 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, Texas 78521.
