Fidencia H Uribe

on February 3, 2020 at the age of seventy-five. She is preceded in death by her husband,

Francisco; a stepdaughter, Tonia; and her parents, Jorge and Isabel. She leaves behind two

sons: George and Francisco; two daughter-in-laws: Sonna and Pamela; 5 grandchildren:

Andres, Katarina, Adela, Aden, and Aliana; 3 great-grandchildren Jacob, Naveah, and Adelina;

two stepdaughters: Teresa and Berta; along with 9 siblings: Leo, Jesse, Jorge, David, Marty,

Mary, Lupe, Estella, and Margarita.

Born in El Realejo Guadalcazar, San Luis Potosi, to Jorge and Isabel Herrera, she grew

up in Mexico but came to McAllen, Texas when she was 7 years old. She was the second

oldest out of ten, five boys and five girls. Her family worked in fields and orchards as migrant

workers, and traveled back and forth from Texas, Utah, Nevada, Idaho and Arizona. In the late

1950’s, her family made their way to Arizona to the small agriculture town of Tolleson. Here the

family settled down and started working in different areas of construction and manual labor.

Once she was of age, she became a United States citizen. Nancy then worked as a

janitor, bus driver, and a nurse’s aid for the Tolleson Elementary School. She was also very

active with Cesar Chavez and the Si Se Puede movement to bring reform to the migrant

workers in Arizona.

As a mother of two, she was a fixture at the elementary school, which was good for the

teachers but bad for her sons, as they couldn’t get away with much. Nancy later decided to

become a stay-at-home mom, because it was important to her that she was there for her kids.

Simultaneously, she started to babysit for a local elementary school teacher. Mrs. Medina,

along with her kids, would soon become family. Nancy babysat many children throughout the

years, and made a lasting impact on many lives.

In the late 1980’s, Nancy accepted Jesus Christ as her Savior, and grew in her passion

to love and serve her Lord. She volunteered at a local food bank, taught Sunday school at a

local church, and gave generously to many Christian ministries.

On March 7, 2018, she was hit by a stroke that affected her ability to swallow, as well as

her speech and memory. Even though her family had no idea if she would ever wake up, two

weeks later the stubborn lady opened her eyes. She started to recover and slowly made

improvements. After being moved from the hospital to a rehabilitation facility, she continued to

make small, but significant improvements. Daily visits from her family brought her joy and

strength, as well as joy to the hearts of those who visited her. Nancy, even though disabled by

the stroke, was also able to make an impact on the nurses, CNA’s and some of the residents at

the facility.

While sleeping in the early hours of the morning on February 3, 2020, Nancy took her

last breath here on earth and her first breath in heaven.