Dora (Limón) López

Dora Limon Lopez, 86, peacefully passed from this life on June 25, 2021 surrounded by her loving family. She was born April 20, 1935 to the late Vidal Torres Limon and Guadalupe Ledesma Limon in San Benito, Texas.

She retired from San Benito CISD after 28 years of dedicated service to the children of Dr. Cash Elementary School where she worked as a cafeteria food worker.

In her leisure time, Dora enjoyed working on word search puzzles and watching her favorite TV shows – Alaska Bush People, Life Below Zero, SVU, Criminal Minds, and General Hospital. She also loved to read, sometimes reading late into the night.  She would laugh at herself because she would fall asleep while reading and wake up with the mystery novel she had been reading still in her hands.

She loved to cruise and enjoyed trying her luck at the casino nickel machines and eating at the buffet.  She looked forward to breakfast with family at her favorite Mexican restaurant, Mi Tierra, on Sundays after church.  Most of all, she loved spending time with her loved ones.  She lived her life with deep faith, always devoting an hour to daily prayer to ask for blessings and protection for all her family.   As her mother would say, “Dios por delante y nosotros atrás.”

Dora was preceded in death by two infant sons; her first husband, Hilario Rodriguez; her second husband, Eugenio Q. Lopez; her parents, Vidal T. and Guadalupe L. Limon; and her siblings, Carlos Limon, Alberto Limon, Alfredo Limon, Trinidad Limon, Ruben Limon, Aurelia Griffen, Lucia Salinas, and Julia Lopez.

Left to treasure Dora’s memory are her children, Dalia Rodriguez Nuernberger (Tom), Robert Rodriguez, Raul Lopez (Dina), Norma Linda Linan (Mario), Martha Aguilar (Gerardo), Elena Martinez (Jaime), Yolanda Ysasi (Orlando), and Christina Mendez.

She also leaves behind her grandchildren whom she adored: Ashley Kristen Rodriguez, David Vidal Rodriguez (Faith Sandberg Rodriguez), Cecilie Gonzalez (Willie Corzine), Brandon Lopez, Briana Lopez, Mario E. Linan (Michele), Michael Linan, Matt Jake Linan, Amanda Aguilar, Gerardo Andres “AJ” Aguilar, Andrea Veronica Sanchez, (Juan), Steven Daniel Aguilar, Alyssa Renae Aguilar, Alexandra Leanne Aguilar, Jaime Martinez II (Maricela Garcia), Jon Carlo Martinez, Christian Eloy Martinez, Miranda Francis Martinez, Nicholas Ysasi, Noah Ysasi, Sam Ysasi, Shelby Erin Mendez.

Also left to carry on Dora’s legacy are her great-grandchildren: Raya Christen Fergusen, Maximiliano Cruz Jarmula, Jaxon Santiago Jarmula, Jaden Corzine, Mezmeriyah Lopez, Izaiah Lopez, Kaylana Lopez, Mikayla Everly Linan, Leila Jo Lopez, Aiden Michael Lopez, Jaime Martinez III, Alina Marie Martinez.

Dora is also survived by her sisters Paula Hedrick, Lydia Gutierrez, and Patricia Mendoza.

The family will receive relatives and friends on Wednesday, June 30, 2021 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. at Buck Ashcraft San Benito Funeral Home.  A recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at 7 o’clock on Wednesday evening. (Click the link below to view a live-stream of the Rosary.) A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July 1, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Theresa Catholic Church.  Following the Mass, Dora will be laid to rest at Mont Meta Memorial Park.

Honored to serve as pallbearers are Mario E. Linan, David Vidal Rodriguez, Gerardo Andres “AJ” Aguilar, Jaime Martinez II, Brandon Lopez, Nicholas Ysasi, Michael Linan, Jon Carlo Martinez, Steven Daniel Aguilar, Christian Eloy Martinez, Noah Ysasi, Sam Ysasi, and Matt Jake Linan.