RAQUEL "ORKIE" REYES
Miss Raquel "Orkie" Reyes entered into eternity on July 13, 2008, at Valley Regional Medical Center. Raquel was born in Monterrey, N.L., on Feb. 24, 1946. She worked for Egly Elementary School as a paraprofessional and was also an active member of the March of Dimes organization. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rufina Ramirez Silva and Baldomero Reyes. She is survived by her daughter, Zobeida Leigha Reyes, of Houston, Texas; sister, Diana Fuentes Conner, of Brownsville, Texas; brother, Juan Antonio "Tony" Fuentes of Brownsville, Texas; nephew, Steven Garica of Denver, Colo.; niece, Yvonne Fuentes of Florida; and two grandchildren, Matthew and Joshua Saavedra, of Brownsville, Texas. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, Tuesday, July 15, 2008, at Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista Funeral Home. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 16, 2008, at Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista Funeral Home with Pastor Ceasar Villarreal officiating. Interment will follow to Buena Vista. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, cemeteries, mausoleums, and crematory, 125 McDavitt Blvd., Brownsville, Texas 78521 (956) 541-5400. Dignity Memorial Provider.
Published in the Brownsville Herald on 7/15/2008
