Delia Soila Barron, 100, passed away peacefully, holding on to her daughter, Tabita's hand in their Austin home on February 21, 2024. Delia was born October 7th, 1923 in Mercedes, Tx to Sixta P. Tijerina and Antonio Y. Saenz.
Left to cherish her memory is her daughter Tabita Gutierrez (son-in-law Jesse Gutierrez, Jr) of Austin, her son Salvador Jaime Barron (daughter-in-law Sally Barron) of Seattle, WA, her daughter Lydia R. Jackvony (son-in-law Stephen Jackvony) of Ridge, NY and her daughter-in-law Ofelia V. Barron of Houston. She is also survived by 13 grandchildren, 20 great grandchildren, 5 great great grandchildren, and her brother Antonio Martinez (wife Natalie Martinez) of Elsa.
Delia is preceded in death by her husband Salvador Barron of McAllen, her son Aristeo Carlos Barron of Houston, her brother Jimmy Lopez of Edinburg, her sister Sylvia Ortega de Smith of San Antonio, her mother Sixta P. Tijerina of Elsa, her father Antonio Y. Saenz of Mercedes and her in-laws Ricardo & Loreto Barron of Edinburg.
Delia graduated from Edinburg High School, class of 1941, she then attended Edinburg Jr. College from 1941-1943 and Received a B.A. Degree & B.S. Degree from Texas State College For Women (now known as Texas Woman’s University) in Denton, TX during 1943-1950 received a Masters of Education from Texas State College For Women in 1954. She had a deep commitment to counseling. She continued to attend and receive numerous counseling workshops and certifications from Florida State, North Texas State College, and Edinburg Regional College and continued to be involved with education associations.
Delia served as a teacher and high school counselor across the Edinburg Consolidated ISD, Edcouch-Elsa ISD serving as the first Hispanic counselor at Edcouch-Elsa High School, and Mercedes ISD from 1944-1982; 1982-1999: With her husband and Judge Apolonio Gutierrez, owned the County Loan company in Pharr, Texas and affected countless lives positively; 1999+: She also worked at Ramirez Accounting firm of Austin, and she continued to work with multiple friends and businesses as a bookkeeper, translator, transcriber, clerk, income tax/notary service.
