Jesusa was born on March 21, 1940, to her parents Rebecca Lugo and Abel Thomas in Raymondville, Texas. However, she was raised in Donna, Texas. She had five beautiful daughters. Rebecca Hargrove (deceased), Billie Ann Mireles, Maria Estella Diaz, Vivian Ramirez, and Ida Gonzales. She had 14 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and 1 great-great-grand child. She was the eldest of six siblings: Manuel Garcia, 1st Lupita Garcia (D), , Anita Garcia, (D), 2nd Lupita Garcia (D), Maria Feliz Maldonado, and Cesario Maldonado. She has several nephews and nieces and grand nephews and nieces.
Throughout her lifetime she held several jobs but mainly a fieldhand, a seamstress and a waitress. But, what she thought was her most important job in her life was tending to her family. She loved cooking for her family, friends, and pets. Her hobbies were her garden and sewing. You would generally see her outside working in her flower garden.
She peacefully past away on the morning of November 22, 2021. She was 81 and a half years young.
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