It is with great sadness that the family announce her passing. Vanessa Leigh Aregullin was born May 5, 1980, and went to be with the Lord March 11, 2018. She is and will be forever loved and remembered as vibrant and full of life. Her contagious laugh and a beautiful smile were second to none. She earned a B.A. in Communications Studies from Baylor University—Sic 'em Bears as she always said. She was a member of the Baylor Student Ministry Leadership Team, Literary Club, Delta Sigma Pi, and Lambda Pi Eta Communications Honor Society. She held cosmetology and massage therapy licenses and worked at a whole health wellness center while running her own business. Vanessa also gave back to others through the following organizations: Building Bridges support group mentoring grieving children, Soup Kitchen, Austin Capitol Area Food Bank, Susan G. Komen for the Cure and Foundation for the Homeless. She never tired of serving others. She is preceded in death by her mother, Alma and her grandfather, Papo White Eagle. She will be lovingly remembered by her sister, Tissy Adwell, her “babies” nephew, Xander and niece, Grace; her father, Salvador; her most loved grandmother, Mamo Lola Rios; “Father,” Uncle Sam White Eagle, “Mom,” Aunt Helen White Eagle; uncles, Sonny Rios and Silvestre White Eagle, and many other uncles, aunts and cousins. A funeral service in memory of Vanessa will be held Friday, March 16, 2018, at 1PM at the O.T. Jones Auditorium, 700 - 7th Street, Sterling City.
