Rachel Mercado DeAnda was a kind and generous loving person who never feared life. She took every day for what it was worth. Rachel passed away on July 26, 2020. She worked her whole life for the Department of Economic Security, where she retired after 42 wonderful years. Rachel loved her family very much. Rachel is survived by her two children, Diane Mercado Hernandez and Joe Romero, and her goddaughters, Yvonne Mercado and Michelle Fontenot, along with 7 grandchildren, Vanessa Ortiz, Freddy Hernandez, X-Zavier Hernandez, Eric Hernandez, David Hernandez, Benjamin Romero and Joeanna Romero. Along with two great-grandchildren Za-Nylah and Malakai, 4 sisters Jessie Navarro, Irene Ramirez, Sandra Contreras, and Carol Fontenot. Rachel also had many nieces and nephews, too many to count, along with cousins, aunts, uncles, and so many friends. Rachel was the kind of person who made an impact on everyone she came across. Her smile was big as the moon and she lit up the room everywhere she went. Rachel was born to Consuelo Rojas and Joseph Mercado. Rachel DeAnda was a pure spirit that will be dearly missed.