Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:00 am Thursday, February 13 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5 – 7 pm with a 7:00 pm rosary Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Chapel in Bryan.
Santa was born November 18, 1936 in Bryan the daughter of Steve and Bessie (Gonzalez) Garza. She was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother.
Santa is preceded in death by her parents; husband Joe “Papa Joe” Alvarado; sons, Joe Jr., Carlos Sr. and Steve Alvarado; daughter, Sylvia Escamilla; grandson, Carlos Alvarado Jr.; and brothers, Dennis and Steve Garza.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Barbara and Rigoberto Sandoval; sons and daughter-in-law, David Alvarado, Richard and Brenda Alvarado; grandchildren, Jennifer Ramirez, Rose Arevalo, Sonya Urritia, Nicole Romo, Roxann Mendez, Richard Alvarado Jr., David Alvarado Jr., Nicolas Alvarado, Andrea Castillo, Christopher Alvarado, Angelica Seneff, Christina Mandujano, Melanie Alvarado, Janie Marie Alvarado and Steve Alvarado Jr.; twenty-six great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.
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