Maria Solis

Mara Sols, 80, joined our Lord in His heavenly kingdom early Saturday morning, November 09, 2013 at a local hospital. Maria was a proud graduate of Martin High School, graduating from the school in 1953. During the 1970s she worked as a bookkeeper for John Dickinson and Associates until the 1980s when she moved on to Sanchez O'Brain Oil and Gas Corporation where she worked until her retirement in 2000. Maria spent several years volunteering her services as a presiding election judge. She was also a member of The Catholic Daughters of the Americas, Court St. Jude, helping throughout the Laredo area, ultimately her primary devotions was to St. Joseph's Church. Maria was a loving mother and grandmother who will be greatly missed by both family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Matas and Presiliana Garca. Maria is survived by her beloved son, José A. (Patsy) Garca; adored granddaughters, Priscilla, Eliza and Melissa Jo Garca; as well as by other loved relatives and friends. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, November 11, 2013 from 5 to 9 p.m. at Joe Jackson Heights Funeral Chapels, 719 Loring at Cortez. A Rosary will be recited at 5 p.m. by the Catholic Daughters, along with a Vigil for the Deceased at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday morning, November 13, 2013 departing at 8:30 a.m. from Joe Jackson Heights Funeral Chapels to St. Joseph Catholic Church for a Mass of Christian Burial at 9 a.m. Interment will follow at the family plot in the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.