Mrs. Crisalida Geissler

Crisalida Geissler was born to Angel Lopez and Ester Nunez in Tampico, Mexico on November 10, 1929 and went to be with the Lord on July 16, 2016 at 8:15am. She was the youngest of 19 children in which only 6 survived. She was an adventurer at heart who left home at age 17 to come to the United States on her own. She worked several ranch jobs before securing long-term employment as a nanny for a rich Hispanic family in Harlingen, TX. When she was 19 years old she accepted Jesus into her life as her Savior, it would be the most significant day of her entire life. In 1961 after her parents passed away she returned home to Tampico and took it upon herself to care for her nephew Benjamin who had lived with Crisalida’s parents since he was a little child. She was 35 years old and had never been married. She brought Benjamin to the United States to give him a better life and care for him as her own. As the years went by Ben eventually moved to Ft. Worth, TX and was married. She followed her nephew to Ft. Worth and took a job in the food industry where she would finally meet the love of her life, Fredi Geissler. Fredi was from Switzerland and had also left home at an early age to travel the world. After completing chef school and traveling from Switzerland to Barbados and then the U.S., he became a chef at TCU where the two met. Fredi was a man of little words but big in actions. One day a friend from work called her to ask if she was coming into work, she replied, “No, the busses are not running today due to the snow”. In reply her friend said, “Well the chef is waiting for you, look outside your window”. It was at that moment that her storybook romance would begin. Within a year they had traveled to Oklahoma and were married. Since Fredi was an International Master Chef, he would travel nationwide to compete in competitions. He was a master at his trade and a grand winner in every competition he would compete in. Wherever Fredi was you could be sure to find his sweetheart Crisalida right by his side. They traveled not only for his job but for hers too. Crisalida had found her own way to shine. She was known nationwide as one of the best Avon Representatives and won many awards throughout her lifetime. Besides Fredi and work, one of her biggest passions in life would have been her cats. To say that she was an avid animal lover would be a huge understatement. She had an enormous heart for animals and when she would find an injured animal she would nurse it back to health when needed. Even though she loved her animals she loved her family just as much and was always ready to lend a hand. Crisalida never had children of her own but she was a mother and grandmother to many. She lived a wonderful life and touched many lives along the way, she will be greatly missed!