Stella retired from MD Anderson Cancer Center after 33 years of dedicated service.
She is preceded in death by her father, Nicolas Cerda Sr. Stella is survived by her loving and devoted son, Joseph Raymond Rodriguez III and his wife Kari; grandchildren, Lexi Rodriguez, Audrey Rodriguez, Ethan Rodriguez, Breanna Rodriguez, Peyton Rodriguez and Kaylee Rodriguez; her mother, Matilde Cerda; brother, Nicolas Cerda, Jr. and his wife Carmen; sisters, Dolores Silva and her husband George, Ruth Gonzales and her husband Julian, and Rosemary Solis and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
