Raquel R. Arcizo

She was born to Celedonio and Josefa Rodriguez on January 26, 1927. After her civil service job ended at McClellan Field, she stayed in Sacramento and worked at Mercy Hospital for a couple of years. Upon returning to Houston, she met and married John Arcizo. Together, they had 3 children: Jannie, Paul, and Christine.

Raquel worked for Continental Can Company for over 30 years. She enjoyed simple pleasures like growing herbs and flowers, singing old songs from the 1940’s, reading the comics in the newspaper, and playing gin rummy. She was a church volunteer and eucharistic minister. Her form of meditation was praying the rosary each night.

Raquel is survived by her husband, John; three children (Jannie, Paul and Christine); grandchildren (Nathaniel, Jessica, Nicole, and Joseph); great grandchildren (Nathaniel Jr, Natalie, and Isaiah, Ray, and Alicia); three brothers (Pablo, Samuel, and Benjamin), and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

A visitation for Raquel will be held Sunday, July 30, 2023, from 4:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home, 6900 Lawndale Street, Houston, TX 77023.

A funeral service will occur Monday, July 31, 2023, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM, Forest Park Lawndale Funeral Home.

A committal service will occur Monday, July 31, 2023, at 11:00 AM, Forest Park Lawndale Cemetery, 6900 Lawndale Street, Houston, TX 77023.

The Gardener LXI (Peace My Heart) by Rabindranath Tagore

Peace, my heart, let the time for the parting be sweet.

Let it not be a death but completeness.

Let love melt into memory and pain into songs.

Let the flight through the sky end

in the folding of the wings over the nest.

Let the last touch of your hands be gentle

like the flower of the night.

Stand still, O Beautiful End,

for a moment and say your last words in silence.

I bow to you and hold up my lamp

to light you on your way.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ForestParkLawndaleFH.com for the Arcizo family.