Luz is survived by her husband, Zenaido Gardea; their children Luz Maria Maldonado; Margarita Guadalupe Ponce; Rosa Maria Montelongo; Francisco Javier Gardea; Ana Maria Benitez; and Hugo Antonio Gardea; her brother Pedro Alejandro Muñoz; 21 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.
Luz was preceded in death by her daughter Maria Elena Reyna; her brother 1; her sisters 2.
She immigrated to the United States from Mexico in 1956 with her husband and later obtained her citizenship. She raised seven children lovingly with her strong Catholic faith in God. She was a homemaker, catechist, seamstress, cook, baker, formation teacher in the Secular Franciscan Order and shared her many gifts to help those in need. Her family and friends will miss her tremendously. She was a great woman, very spiritual, hard-working and humble; always devoted to her husband, family, and anyone she touched with her life.
Una mujer hacendosa…vale mucho más que las perlas. Su esposo confía en ella. Abre sus palmas al necesitado y extiende sus manos al pobre…Está vestida de fuerza y dignidad, sonríe ante el día de mañana. Abre la boca con sabiduría y su lengua enseña con bondad…Muchas mujeres han dado prueba de lo que valen, pero tú las superas a todas.
Proverbios 31
Never let anything so fill you with sorrow as to make you forget the joy of the risen Lord.
St. Mother Theresa
Rosary will be held Friday, January 19, 2024 from 10:00 AM to 10:30 AM at Our Lady of Guadalupe Church, 2709 Alabama St, El Paso, TX 79930, followed by a Funeral Mass from 11:00 AM to 11:45 AM.
