Lygia Isabel Vanegas

family on the evening of December 20, 2017 at the impressive age of 105.

Doña Lygia was born in Cali, Colombia to Maria Luisa and Juan Bautista Muñoz

on November 19, 1912, the youngest of three sisters. She married Francisco Luis

Vanegas (Don Luis), the love of her life, and was blessed with two wonderful

children, Jaime and Angela. She came to El Paso to live with her daughter,

blessing family and friends with her love.

Doña Lygia lived life with joy and thanks for all God brought her way. She was

known for her warm caring nature, her wonderful hospitality, and most

importantly, her faith-filled and prayerful life. She dedicated herself to her family

and to praying for the well-being of her loved ones. She included amongst her best

friends St Francis de Assisi, la Virgen de Guadalupe and St John Paul II, to whom

she reached out for their intersession with prayer requests from family and friends.

Doña Lygia is survived by her two children, Jaime Vanegas and Angela Urrea; her

seven grandchildren: Dr. Luis H. Urrea II and wife Barbara of El Paso; Dr. Robert

Urrea and wife Patricia of El Paso; Dr. Rick Vanegas of Boston, MA; Lee

Vanderipe and husband Brian of Madison, AL; Alexandra Goff and husband

Matthew of Austin; Gina Vanegas of New York, NY; and Victoria Vanegas of

Boston, MA; and her eleven great grandchildren: Hunter, Katrianna, Cole, Nicolas,

Jaden, Christina, Angela Sofia, Jackson, Parker, Brian Michael, and Joshua.

Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 27, 2017 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at

Martin Funeral Home West, with a Rosary at 7 p.m. A funeral mass will be held at

Saint Matthew’s Catholic Church on Thursday, December 28, 2017 at 10:30 am.

Burial will follow at Memory Gardens of the Valley cemetery.

The family wishes to extend our most sincere thanks to all those who took care of

her at Good Samaritan White Acres and all the friends that shared their love.

Gracious thanks for spiritual guidance and support to Rev. Monsignor David G.

Fierro, Father Antonio Mena, Father Antonio Martinez and the Sisters of Father

Yermo, Servants of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Poor.