Tag: Bearing Witness
Bearing Witness: Farmer cultivated fruitful life before dying due to COVID-19
Alberto Ybarra, a La Blanca farmer and family man, died Aug. 15, 2020, at McAllen Medical Center, when he succumbed to COVID-19. He was...
BEARING WITNESS: Family: Former La Feria official lived, died on his terms
BY FRANCISCO GUAJARDO
José de Jesús Zuñiga, or Jesse as his friends and family called him, was determined to not die in the hospital if...
BEARING WITNESS: Graciela Gonzalez’s grace leaves indelible mark on community
BY FRANCISCO GUAJARDO
Graciela Gonzalez died July 18, 2020, due to COVID-19 complications. Born on April 15, 1954, in Weslaco, she lived a life of...
BEARING WITNESS: Couple wed for 50 years succumbs to COVID; lived American dream
BY FRANCISCO GUAJARDO
Guadalupe “Lupita” Alanís and her husband José Luis celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary on Aug. 23, while interned as COVID-19 patients at...
BEARING WITNESS: Freddy Alaniz remembered as beloved family man
BY EVA TRISTÁN TORRES
Alfredo “Freddy” Alaniz, a husband, father, brother, friend and beloved security guard at Edinburg North High School, died on July 19,...
From farmwork to family life, Eustolia Villarreal a paragon of virtue
BY FRANCISCO GUAJARDO
When Eustolia Villarreal died on July 14, 2020, her son Joe, who bore close witness to his mother’s life, reflected on the...
BEARING WITNESS: A life lost to COVID-19, Amado Garcia lived for God, family and community
BY FRANCISCO GUAJARDO
Edinburg resident Amado Garcia died on Aug. 22, 2020, due to complications from COVID-19. He leaves behind the love of his life,...
MOSTHistory’s ‘Bearing Witness’ to chronicle Valley lives lost to COVID-19
When the Rio Grande Valley’s first case of COVID-19 was confirmed in March, no one could predict the precise impact it would have on...
