Lala Vidal Arévalo

Lala lived a long, healthy, active and happy life. She attended Navarro elementary, leaving school in 6th grade to go work to help her ailing mother support three girls and a boy in the family.

Lala was a faithful "hija de Maria" at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church where she married Catarino Ruiz Arévalo on August 13, 1944. She raised seven children while helping her husband operate their neighborhood grocery store for over 25 years. The store was located at the corner of Tampico and Sabinas streets.

Lala was very protective of her family and kept all her children close to her. Most worked in the store from a very young age until they married, went to the military or went to college.

She is survived by her children, Dr. Jose Alberto Arévalo and wife, Diane, Richard V. Arévalo and wife, Jeannie, Rosalynda Garza and husband, Robert, Dr. Yolanda Salazar and husband, Alonso, Carlos Arévalo, Roger Arévalo and Gloria Villanueva; 21 grandchildren, Liz Glasco, Gavin Arévalo, Colleen Arévalo, Katy Arévalo, Bianca Arévalo, Monica Arévalo, Sandra Arévalo, Pamela Arévalo-Thompson, Robert A. Garza, III, Ryan M. Garza, Albert R. Salazar, Kimberly Arévalo, Kevin Arévalo, Xavier Arévalo, Valerie Vazquez, Aaron Villanueva, Zondriette Medina, Sarah Middleton, Aisha Villanueva, Joshua Villanueva, Jenica Garcia and 27 great-grandchildren; her three sisters-in-law, Victoria Lopez, Antonia Arévalo and Rosa Arévalo; and by many loving friends, many who cared for her in the last three months of her life, including, Debbie Arévalo, Donna Kinnerman, Mercedes Trinidad and Patty Arévalos.

Special thanks to all the staff at Christus Hospice VNA, especially her nurse, Jim, Dolores, her CNA, Nancy Nurse, Stephanie Nurse, Sandra CNA, Gwen, her therapist, Barbara Lay Minister, and Deacon Robert Garza from St. Luke's Catholic Church.

Visitation will be held on Sunday, August 28, 2011 from 2:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Porter Loring Mortuary on McCullough.

ROSARY

SUNDAY

AUGUST 28, 2011

6:30 P.M.

PORTER LORING CHAPEL

MASS

MONDAY

AUGUST 29, 2011

9:00 A.M.

IMMACULATE HEART OF MARY

CATHOLIC CHURCH

617 S. SANTA ROSA

Father James Seiwert officiating. Interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made to Christus Hospice, 4241 Woodcock Drive Suite #A100 San Antonio, TX 78228 or to the Archdiocese of San Antonio 2718 W. Woodlawn San Antonio, TX 78228.