Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, Guadalupe “Lupita” Hernandez passed away on Wednesday, November 18, 2020, after suffering a serious fall and two subsequent surgeries, Lupita tried to be resilient and persevere, but God decided that it was time for her to go home.
Born December 19, 1926, Lupita was a role model for her entire family. She believed in helping the less fortunate and giving back to her community. This was a mindset which she instilled in all of her children and grandchildren. She set the example by volunteering for many organizations which help people. She was a “Pink Lady’’ with the Hotel Dieu Hospital Ladies Auxiliary. She delivered meals with the Drive-a-Meal Program. She served as a room mother with the Crockett School P.T,A. Lupita was on the Board of the Ladies Parish Council of Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, helped with religion classes with the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine, and was a member of the Guadalupana Society at that church. For the March of Dimes and American Heart Association she was a neighborhood volunteer. For over thirty-five years, Lupita hosted weekly bible study and rosary sessions at her home for her neighbors. During the Labor Day holiday in 1963, Lupita was one of a group of volunteers to pioneer the first Saint Anthony’s Seminary Bazaar. For over thirty years, she was known as the Cake Walk lady at the Bazaar, because she went all over town collecting donated cakes for the Cake Walk booth. For many years, Lupita was employed at the Popular Department Store candy department during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
Lupita married the love of her life, Manny, on April 27, 1946, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church. Lupita and Manny loved to travel throughout the United States and Mexico. Her favorite place to visit was Las Vegas, often going with friends, David and Irene Garcia. Lupita and Manny spent many wonderful summers camping in Ruidoso with their children and grandchildren, teaching the grandchildren the fine art of fishing.
Cooking for family and friends was one of her best loved passions,. She became known to family and friends as a master cook. Her green chile caldillo, homemade flour tortillas, and enchiladas were favorites. Lupita was known as the life of the party and loved to tell stories and jokes. She enjoyed making people laugh.
Our beloved Lupita is survived by her children, Yolanda Barbe (Joe), Luis Hernandez, Patricia Quinones (Roberto), by her grandchildren, Alejandra Romie Ruiz, Ileana Michelle Ruiz, Luis Charles Hernandez, Joseph Patrick Hernandez, Rosina Duran, Matthew Duran, Emily Duran, and by her great-grandchildren Noah Hernandez and Josiah James Hernandez. Lupita also leaves behind her sisters, Ofelia Paredes and Bertha Martinez, along with numerous nieces and nephews.
Due to church closures in El Paso, a memorial mass for Lupita was held on December 2 at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church in San Antonio, TX. Family graveside service will be at Mt. Carmel Cemetery in El Paso on December 8. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Monastery of Perpetual Adoration, 145 North Cotton Street, El Paso, TX 79901.
