Rita was born in San Antonio to Felix and Josephine Ortega on September 24, 1960. She was a graduate of Jefferson High School where she obtained her certification as an LVN. She married Captain Ramon R. Gallegos, Jr., USAF, DAV, on January 3, 1981, at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Little Flower. She worked as an LVN, with her last 20 years as a School Nurse for the Northside Independent School District from which she retired.
Rita is preceded in death by her mother, Josephine Ortega, her mother and father-in-law, Otilia and Ramon R. Gallegos Sr., her two brothers, Jacob and Clemente Ortega, her brother-in-law Gary Davidson, her sister-in-law Natalia Ortega, and her nephews Marshall Davidson and Jacob Ortega, Jr.
Rita is survived by her husband, Ramon R. Gallegos, Jr., her daughter, Jennifer Olivares and her husband, David Olivares, her daughter, Jessica Gallegos and her partner Zachary Taylor, and her son Ramon R. Gallegos III, and his wife, Cassandra Gallegos. She is also survived by her grandchildren Gisele Olivares, Leonel Olivares, Camila Gallegos, and Lucia Gallegos.
A visitation for Rita will be held Friday, March 15, 2024 from 11:30 AM to 12:30 PM at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home, 6321 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78238. A rosary will be recited on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 12:30 PM, 6321 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78238. A funeral service will occur on Friday, March 15, 2024 from 1:00 PM, 6321 Bandera Road, San Antonio, TX 78238. A committal service will occur on Friday, March 15, 2024 at 2:15 PM at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery, 1520 Harry Wurzbach Rd, San Antonio, TX 78209. Services will be officiated by Deacon Paul Williams from Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church of Helotes.
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