We continue to keep in our special prayers all of our beloved alumnae, friends, and families of our Sacred Heart familia who have passed away.
During this past year we received notice of the following alumnae/friends who have passed away:
We pray for all who have entered Eternal Life and their families…
Salvador J. Esparza, beloved son of Frances Gutierrez Esparza ‘39, and beloved brother of Maria Esparza Sanchez ‘68, Teresa Esparza Romo ‘70, Martha Esparza Twiggs ‘72, and Socorro Esparza Valderrama ‘73 passed away
S. Mary Stephen Sartoris, OP ‘43
S. Casilla Laura Magallanes ‘46
Aida Sanchez Hernandez ‘47, mother of Rachel Hernadez ‘69 passed away on August 9, 2023
Catherine M. (Scavarda) Zanotti ‘47 passed away on August 17, 2023
Margaret Tinajero Jones ‘50 passed away on July 17, 2023
Doris Ann Rock Delfante ‘52 passed away in March of 2024
Sylvia Sanchez Hattabaugh '52
Marie Romaine Gutierrez McDonnell '52 passed away on May 31, 2023
Marie Perez Villalobos '54
Henrietta Correa Salazar '56
Cecilia (Gutierrez) Ortega ‘57 passed away on June 20, 2023
Antonia (Toni) Rangel Woo ‘58 passed away on July 13, 2023
Anita Valdez Serrano '60 passed away on January 22, 2024
Michael, husband of Virginia Alesi Hopkins '61
Daughter of Virginia Alesi Hopkins '61
Alice Jimenez Plascencia '61
Joseph Hughes husband of Magdalena (Seanez) Hughes '63, passed away on March 25, 2023
Lupe Franceschi Ribas ‘63, mom of Therese Ribas Yepez ‘93 passed away on Nov. 8, 2023
Dorothy Trujillo Caldera '64 passed away in April of 2023
Mary Helen Flores ‘65 passed away on February 1, 2024
Marie Gomez ‘65 passed away in April 2023
Edward Anderson, husband of Inez Lopez ‘65 passed away on August 10, 2023
Lydia Garcia Ellsworth '67
Jose C. Delgado, beloved father of Petra Delgado Saiz ‘69, passed away on July 13, 2023 (1925-2023 97 years, 11 months)
Paul “Jimmy” Gomez (August 17, 2023)
And Apolonio J. Gomez (September 16, 2023), brother and father of Rose Ann Waiters ‘69 passed away during the summer of 2023.
John Baca, husband of Elizabeth Chavez Baca ‘70, passed away on September 15, 2023
Armando Romo, husband of Teresa Esparza Romo ‘70 passed away on October 5, 2023
Uriel Ybarra, Salesian '68, brother of Teresa Ybarra '70, Ester Ybarra '73, and Queta Ybarra-Morales '78 passed away on October 7, 2023
Richard Zamorano, brother of Helen Zamorano ‘70
Esther Puente Rios ‘72 passed away on October 17, 2023
Nicolasa Hernandez, mom of Sylvia Hernandez ‘73 passed away in December of 2023
Anna Maria Niewierowicz '73
Monica Carrasco (37), daughter of Maria Reaza Carrasco '74 , passed away of stage 4 stomach cancer
Xavier Estrada, older brother of Nita Estrada Hinojos ‘75 passed away in October 2023
Sara Estrada, (1923-2023), beloved mother of Nita Estrada Hinojos ‘75 passed away in December 2023 at 100 years of age.
Antonio Seanez Jr., husband of Debbie Soto-Seanez '75, passed away on March 6, 2024
Patricia Maria Villalobos ‘75, aunt of Emily Garcera ‘22, passed away due to gastric cancer on February 11, 2024.
Joy Velez Metz, 3 day old granddaughter of Mary (Cuni) Velez ‘72 passed away on April 4, 2024.
Josie Santana ‘76 passed away in May 2023
Carmen Castellanos Ramirez ‘77 passed away on June 5, 2023
Carlos Guerra, husband of Cynthia (Morales) Guerra '77
Glenn Porter, husband of Cynthia (Mendez) Porter ‘79 (brother-in-law of Alice Mendez Xavier ‘73) passed away on June 19, 2023.
Sandra Torres, M.D., wife of Adriana Ayala, Ph.D. ’87 passed on August 17, 2023 due to ovarian cancer.
Felipe Barajas, father of Norma Barajas ‘90 and Lourdes Barajas ‘93 passed away on March 10, 2024.
Victoria Delgadillo, mother of Yolanda Delgadillo ‘90, Silvia Delgadillo ‘91, and Monica Delgadillo ‘98
Melissa Ferrer Trejo '92
Raul Perez, dad of Monica '93 and Judy '94 Perez
Mina Mascorro, mom of Yezenia Hernandez ‘95, passed away on August 15, 2023
Elia, mom of Jessica Ordonez ‘97
Gabriela (Gabby) Maria Buelna ‘16, daughter of Gabriel 'HA and Pilar '87, sister of Gema '19 and Paulina '20 Buelna passed away on October 26, 2023
Atiana Carrillo '17
Brittni Zena Torres '17
Lorenzo Roberto Corbera, dad of Karina Corbera ‘21 passed away on January 5, 2024
Lydia Bravo 'HA beloved teacher, passed away the morning of July 21, 2023
S. Moira MacPherson, Vice Principal in 1969-1975, passed away on November 4, 2023
We keep in our thoughts and prayers our beloved alumnae, friends, and families who have asked for prayers from our Sacred Heart community. May the Sacred Heart of Jesus provide them with the strength they need during this time.
Please keep in your special prayers the intentions of:
Family intentions of Marion DiStefano '45
Lucille Martin '45
Emma Lopez '46
Maria Stewart '47
Aida (Sanchez) Hernandez '47
Patricia Innuso '47
Julianne Causey '48
Lorraine McCarthy '49
Marguerite Ragusa '49
Gena Rodda '49
Donna Summers '49
Husband of Margarita Arredondo '50
Family and friends of Estella Lozano '51
Husband of Anna Mae Nolton '52
Teri Chavez '52
Virginia Clawson '52
Mary Garcia '53
Martha Barnes '54
Janet Glaviano '56
Family intentions of Beatrice Cortez '56
Family of Josephine Valenzuela '56
Irene Ascasio '57
Mary Lou (Diaz) Duffy '57
Rosaria Rodriguez '57
Tamayo, cousin of Teresa White '57
Paula Cathcart Nettleship, daughter of Mary Lou Nieto Cathcart '58
Lydia Hamel '58
Family intentions of Estela Horner '58
Nevarte Nahabedian '58
Virginia Revelles Martinez '58
Family intentions of Maria Valencia '58
Mark, nephew of Martha Barrios '59
Mary Catherine Bussino Cappellari '59
Ronald, husband of Raquel Dickenson '59
Grand-daughter of Margaret Estrada '59
Lydia Garcia '59
Mary Lou Kelley '59
Irene Monarrez '59
Family of Irene Montes '59
Yvonne Navarro '59
Fred, husband of Concha Nimis '59
Cecilia Chavez '60
Alicia Griego '60
Clemencia Mendez De Leon '60
Betty Negri '60
Family intentions of Antoinette Perumean '60
Pauline Takahashi '60
S. Mary Diane Foley '61
Florence Kocis '61
Alice Plascencia '61
Husband of Virginia Rodriguez '61
Henrietta Saldano '61
Maria del Carmen Macias '62
Dolores Fowler '63
Carmen Golden '63
Family intentions of Connie Kobielusz '64
Helen Munez '64
Diana Trujillo '64
Sylvia Chavez Almanzan '65
Carmen (Barragan) Basso '65
Consuelo (Moore) Rodriguez '65
Annabel (Anna) Placeres Gaydos '66
Ed Krok, husband of Hilda (Hernandez) Krok '66 and family
The family of Cynthia Tenn '66
Louis Cañadas, husband of Elizabeth (Arriola) Cañadas ‘66 and family.
Prayers are requested for a member of the Class of 1967
Alice Collier '67
Guadalupe Mabra '68
Martha Parada '68
Mary Garcia '69
Family intentions of Sylvia Sandoval '69
Linda Lucero '71
Terry (Castillo) Robles '71
Margarita (Talamante) Trebaol '71
Family of Cecilia Family intentions of Mary Helen Rios '73
Ana Bertha Sotelo-Bowers '73
Sandra Gallegos Villa '73
Family intentions of Cecilia (Hernandez) Monachello '74
Family intentions of Mary Ramirez '74
Diana Fuentes Michel '75
Mom and Daughter of Beatriz Pineda '75
Nephew of Annette Robles '75
Leanor Roldan Stewman '75, her son, Ronnie Jr. and family
Bertha (Salazar) Carbajal '76
Sally Hadfield '79
Family intentions of Norma Martinez-Guzman '82
Francisco & Blanca Gallegos, parents of Maria Blanca Gallegos '83
Family intentions of Hilda Dominguez '89
Jesse Diaz, son of Silvia Delgadillo '91
Family intentions of Paola Martin '93
Family intentions of Socorro Ramirez '93
Lizet Lira '95
Diane (Padilla) Ramirez '98
Jennifer Soliz '99
Marcus Barajas, brother of Precious Virgin '19
Lopez Family
Dr. Jennie Spencer Green
~Know that you are remembered daily in prayer~
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus, I place my trust in You.
All that I do and think and say,
Shall be done for Jesus today.