Maria Del Socorro Saldivar Garza

Maria del Socorro Sal
ar Garza passed away on Monday, November 9, 2009, at the age of 77, at Solara Hospital in Brownsville. She was born on December 23, 1931 to Feliciano and Guadalupe Sal
ar in Jimenez, Tamps. She is preceded in death by her parents, her sons Tomas and Jesus Jaime Garza, her grandson Robert Robby Garza Jr., her brothers Gerardo, Emiliano, Cayetano, and Ramon Sal
ar, and her ex-husband Sabas Garza Jr., her father and mother-in-law Sabas and Juana R. Garza.

Maria lived a long and fruitful life. She found pride and joy in the accomplishments of her children and especially her grandchildren. She was a compassionate caring in
idual, who would always lend a hand to someone in need. She feed anyone who was hungry. When asked why she would do this, she would always say un plato de comida nunca sele debe negar a una persona translated: you should never deny a plate of food to a person. Another quality that she had was that she loved animals, especially birds. Over the years she had countless chickens, doves, pigeons, parrots, and ducks. Two years ago when the family pet died after giving birth to 8 puppies, Maria bottle feed the puppies so they would not die. One of the puppies became her pet, Princess, whom she loved and adored. Maria had so much energy that transpired into her work. She spent most of her life working hard as a farmers wife and raised 13 children. We often wondered how she had to ability to work in the cotton fields from sun up to sun down, care for her young children who were sometimes a year apart, and then tend to the daily demands of running a household, but this was her work ethic. She also had so much faith in God. She would often say that God had preformed many miracles in her life, especially when her five year old was healed of leukemia. Maria led by example for her family. The morals of right and wrong, faith in God, compassion for others, the love of animals, and especially her work ethic was passed on to her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by her children Ricardo Garza, Retired Judge Robert Norma Garza, Noel Betty, Jose Martin Garza, Jose Guadalupe Garza, Gloria Nick Gonzalez, Mary Garza Hinojosa, and Susan G. Galvan all from Brownsville, George Rebecca Garza from Houston, Sabas III Sylvia Garza from Harlingen, and Juan Noe Cynthia Garza from Seguin. She is survived by her brothers Alfredo and Esteban Sal
ar, her sisters Francisca Sal
ar, Olivia Zepeda, and Elia Garza. She is also survived by her daughter-in-law Celia Tomas Garza and former daughters-in-law Rosalinda Garza, and Mary C. Garza and by her former sons-in-law Jaime Hinojosa and Armando Galvan. She loved all her daughters-in-law and sons-in-law as her own children.

She is also survived by her grandchildren: Rebecca Lee Orestes Cavazos, Michelle, Kathy, Johnny Julie, Nancy, and Michael Garza, Louie Gonzalez, and Rose Marie Hinojosa all of Houston, Tomas Garza of College Station, Marco Kerry Gonzalez of Virginia, Ricardo, Javier, Vanessa, Ryan, Rochelle, Sabas IV, Joe Riley, Noel George, William, and Jennifer Garza, Marissa Gonzalez, Jaime Iris Hinojosa, Jason and Brian Galvan all from Brownsville, Joey, Sarah, and Cindy Rodriguez of Harlingen. She is also survived by her great grandchildren: Tristan and Gracie Garza of Houston, Liliana Gonzalez of Virginia, Austin and Alyssa Garza of Austin, Alessandra Gonzalez, Michelle and Camila Hinojosa, and Angelie Garza of Brownsville.

Visitation will be held at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, November 11, 2009 at Darling Mouser, Prayer and Worship to begin at 6:30 PM, and the Rosary at 7:00 PM. Church Service will take place on Thursday, November 12, 2009, at 2:00 PM at Christ the King Catholic Church, followed by burial services at Rose Lawn Cemetery.
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Visitation

DarlingMouser Funeral Home
945 Palm Blvd.
Brownsville, TX  78520
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
10a.m.9p.m.

Service

Prayer ServiceRosary

DarlingMouser Funeral Home
945 Palm Blvd.
Brownsville, TX  78520
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
6:30p.m.7p.m.

Mass

DarlingMouser Funeral Home
945 Palm Blvd.
Brownsville, TX  78520
Thursday, November 12, 2009
2p.m.

Cemetery

Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens
4464 Old Port Isabel Rd.
Brownsville, TX  78526