Hilda E. Wayne

Hilda Esther Santos Jimenez was born on May 29, 1926 to the proud parents of Vicente and Luisa Maria Santos in Jayuya, Puerto Rico.

Hilda attended business school in New York City and held her first job in the Empire State Building. After yearning for her home, she returned to the island where as fate could have it she met the love of her life, Paul Howard Wayne. At the age of 22 , after a two month whirlwind romance they were married in a beautiful ceremony. They were inseparable for 56 years and are finally reunited.

For the past three years Hilda was a member of Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Plano. Prior to that Hilda and Paul were members of St. Pius X Church in Dallas for 48 years. Hilda and Paul founded the Eucharistic Ministry and the ministry of the Sick at St. Pius. Both were with the parish as it grew to what it is today.

Hilda Wayne was preceded in death by her Husband and love of her life, Paul Howard Wayne in 2005, and her son Richard Joseph Wayne in 1999.

Survivors include; son - Paul H., his wife Clare, their children Sheldon, Sirandyn, future husband Pete, daughter - Sonia M., her husband Jim Dauteuil, their children Jennifer, Jimmy & spouse Corinne and Eric & spouse Kerri, daughter - Mary E., her husband Tom Griffith, their children Alyssa, Chris & spouse Heather, daughter-in-law -Tonya, her husband John Hamlin, their children Cameron and Chloe; great grandchildren, Brie, Xavier, Eren, Alexander, Reagan, Taylor and Kaitlyn. Sister - Anita Maguire in Hot Springs Arkansas, nieces, Anne & husband Steve, Coleen & husband Mark, Patricia, Michael & wife Melanie.

Services will be at Sparkman-Crane Funeral Home 10501 Garland Road Dallas Tx.

Monday, April 18th, 2016

Rosary is at 5:00pm

Visitation will be from 3pm to 7pm.

Burial is on Tuesday, April 19th, at 10am at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Procession will leave from Sparkman-Cranes at 9am.

In Lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Foundation of America in Hilda Wayne name.