Lurdes was born on August 8, 1965, in Fort Worth, Texas to Ricardo Vela & Enedina Vela. She grew up in Penitas, Texas, graduated from La Joya High School and pursued a career in dental hygiene. She spent 25 years as a dental hygienist and then spent 8 years as a Health Science Teacher, cultivating the minds of young students and preparing the next generation of medical professionals. Lurdes spent her free time enjoying the company of family and friends. She was a show mom, the biggest supporter for her kids, shopped with her girls, watched every tv show, and traveled with her husband. Above all else, Lurdes was a mother who loved her children very much.
She is preceded in death by her father, Ricardo Vela.
Lurdes leaves behind her loving family to cherish her wonderful & beautiful memory, her husband of 32 years, Eduardo Guerrero; children, Clarissa Danielle Guerrero-Perez (Ricardo Perez), Megan Rene Rodriguez (Matthew Rodriguez) & Edward Justin Guerrero; grandchildren, Mathis Rodriguez; Enedina Vela mother, siblings, Ricardo Vela, Minerva Campos, (Jose Campos), Roque Vela (Nereida Vela); and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, & friends.
Visitation will be held on Tuesday June 7, 2022, from 2:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. with the prayer of the Holy Rosary at 7:00 p.m. at Heavenly Grace Funeral. A Catholic Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at 2:00 pm at Our Lady of Assumption Church with burial to follow at 3:00pm at Heavenly Grace Memorial Park.
Honored to serve as her pallbearers will be Robin Garcia, Napoleon Munoz, Roque Vela Jr., Alejandro Campos, Jesse Gonzalez, & Ricardo Garcia.
Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Heavenly Grace Funeral Home & Memorial Park 26873 White Ranch Rd, La Feria, TX 78559, 956-797-5614. www.dignitymemorial.com
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