Irene Gonzalez, 79, peacefully passed away on May 2, 2017 in Houston, Texas. She was born on January 18, 1938 in Sugar Land, Texas to Jose and Tommie De Leon Gonzales. She was preceded in death by her parents. She is survived by her husband, Antonio Gonzalez; children, Rosemary Gutierrez, Ray Del Pilar Miranda, Patsy Ann Miranda, Mary Elizabeth Mendez and husband Manuel, Sonya Anita Rodriguez, Lorenzo Miranda, Jr, Yvonne Suntharam and husband Khannan and Laura Ann Miranda; 22 grandchildren and a host of great-grandchildren and siblings. The family will receive friends on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home from 4-8 PM with the Recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6 PM. The Funeral Mass will be held on Monday, May 8, 2017 at 10 AM at St. Christopher Catholic Church 8150 Park Place Blvd. Houston, Texas 77017. Interment will follow at Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery.