Beatriz Villegas Padron, 80, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by her family. She was born on July 8, 1943 in Corpus Christi, Texas to Cruz and Consuelo (Salinas) Villegas. She attended Roy Miller High School, where she played the clarinet for the band.
Beatriz was blessed with a talent and a love for music and she played the guitar and piano, as well as the clarinet. She was also a book lover and an avid reader. She worked as a Para-professional substitute for CCISD, and had worked as a Certified Nurses Assistant and housekeeper. Beatriz was a wonderful, loving mother to her six children, babysitter to her many grandchildren, and caretaker to her aging parents.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Cruz and Consuelo Villegas; and sons, Jose Jaime Padron, and Robert Padron.
Left to cherish her memory are children, Adolfo Padron, Irma P. (Dathan) Dimas, Fred Padron, and Beatrice P. (Ivan) Pena; 15 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild.
A public visitation for Beatriz will be held Tuesday, May 21, 2024 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM at Memory Gardens Funeral Home, 8200 Old Brownsville Road, Corpus Christi, Texas 78415. A holy rosary will occur Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM, at Memory Gardens Funeral Home. Continued visitation will occur Wednesday, May 22, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 1:30 PM at Most Precious Blood Catholic Church, 3502 Saratoga Blvd, Corpus Christi, Texas 78415. A funeral mass will follow at the church at 1:30 PM. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery.
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