Alicia Z. Mudd
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Alicia Z. Mudd
2018
Alicia Susana Zorrilla Avila Mudd passed away peacefully with family by her side, on Tuesday, the 9th of October 2018. She was fondly known by all who knew her as "Muñeca." Not only was she defined by her beautiful presence and soul, but by her strength and courage. As a young girl, with her two children Judy and Tommy, she came to this country as an immigrant, wife and mother, from a privileged Argentine family. She arrived with her husband, Thomas O. Mudd, Jr., of Laredo, Texas and resided in Laredo for many years, until moving to Houston.
Alicia grew-up in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina. Missing her family was sometimes all-consuming. All she had in common with Laredo was the Spanish speaking language and the love and strength of her sister-in-law, Mae Mudd Leyendecker.
Alicia, a devout Catholic woman, managed to grow into a new culture and a new life in this border town. She was a woman of exceptional beauty, who was always kind and humble. The friends she would cultivate would become her treasured friends for the rest of her life. She loved entertaining, for something as simple as tea and pastries, or something more formal as a well-prepared & elegant dinner.
She would have two more sons in Laredo: Joseph and Robert. She would be faced with challenging family issues, but always found a place in her mind and heart to confront, deal, accept, embrace and understand. Her enviable genes kept her forever healthy and strong. She had children who always stood by her, giving her many wonderful experiences, happy times and travels around the world. Her faith, her church, her family and friends always came first.
She is predeceased by her husband, Thomas O. Mudd, Jr. (1990), and her sons: Thomas O. Mudd, III.(2007), Joseph J. Mudd (2018) and grandson, Carlo A. Gutierrez (2005). She is survived by: her daughter, Judith M. Gutierrez-Pappas of Houston, Texas, and her son, Robert C. Mudd of Santa Monica, California. She leaves behind six grandchildren: Robert M. Gutierrez, Jr., Ricardo R. Gutierrez, Thomas Mudd, IV., Daniel Mudd, Andrew Mudd, and Alexandra Mudd; daughter-in-law, Laura Mudd and son-in-law Ricardo M. Sosa; five great grandchildren: Analise Gutierrez, Alexa Gutierrez, Alyssa Gutierrez, Ricardo Gutierrez, Jr., and Ivy Mudd; niece, Mary Frances Peña of Austin, and several nieces and nephews residing in Argentina.
We are blessed to have had this great woman and role model in our lives and her soul now becomes our guardian angel. We miss you, and love you and we will meet again.
We wish to thank her caregivers: Delia Hernandez and Blanca Rivera for their continuous love and care.
A memorial mass is to be conducted at one o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, the 26th of October, at St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church, 1801 Sage Road in Houston. Immediately following, all are invited to gather with the family to share remembrances of Alicia during a reception at the Four Leaf Towers, 5100 San Felipe Street, in the East Tower.
2018
Alicia Susana Zorrilla Avila Mudd passed away peacefully with family by her side, on Tuesday, the 9th of October 2018. She was fondly known by all who knew her as "Muñeca." Not only was she defined by her beautiful presence and soul, but by her strength and courage. As a young girl, with her two children Judy and Tommy, she came to this country as an immigrant, wife and mother, from a privileged Argentine family. She arrived with her husband, Thomas O. Mudd, Jr., of Laredo, Texas and resided in Laredo for many years, until moving to Houston.
Alicia grew-up in San Miguel de Tucuman, Argentina. Missing her family was sometimes all-consuming. All she had in common with Laredo was the Spanish speaking language and the love and strength of her sister-in-law, Mae Mudd Leyendecker.
Alicia, a devout Catholic woman, managed to grow into a new culture and a new life in this border town. She was a woman of exceptional beauty, who was always kind and humble. The friends she would cultivate would become her treasured friends for the rest of her life. She loved entertaining, for something as simple as tea and pastries, or something more formal as a well-prepared & elegant dinner.
She would have two more sons in Laredo: Joseph and Robert. She would be faced with challenging family issues, but always found a place in her mind and heart to confront, deal, accept, embrace and understand. Her enviable genes kept her forever healthy and strong. She had children who always stood by her, giving her many wonderful experiences, happy times and travels around the world. Her faith, her church, her family and friends always came first.
She is predeceased by her husband, Thomas O. Mudd, Jr. (1990), and her sons: Thomas O. Mudd, III.(2007), Joseph J. Mudd (2018) and grandson, Carlo A. Gutierrez (2005). She is survived by: her daughter, Judith M. Gutierrez-Pappas of Houston, Texas, and her son, Robert C. Mudd of Santa Monica, California. She leaves behind six grandchildren: Robert M. Gutierrez, Jr., Ricardo R. Gutierrez, Thomas Mudd, IV., Daniel Mudd, Andrew Mudd, and Alexandra Mudd; daughter-in-law, Laura Mudd and son-in-law Ricardo M. Sosa; five great grandchildren: Analise Gutierrez, Alexa Gutierrez, Alyssa Gutierrez, Ricardo Gutierrez, Jr., and Ivy Mudd; niece, Mary Frances Peña of Austin, and several nieces and nephews residing in Argentina.
We are blessed to have had this great woman and role model in our lives and her soul now becomes our guardian angel. We miss you, and love you and we will meet again.
We wish to thank her caregivers: Delia Hernandez and Blanca Rivera for their continuous love and care.
A memorial mass is to be conducted at one o'clock in the afternoon on Friday, the 26th of October, at St. Michael The Archangel Catholic Church, 1801 Sage Road in Houston. Immediately following, all are invited to gather with the family to share remembrances of Alicia during a reception at the Four Leaf Towers, 5100 San Felipe Street, in the East Tower.
Fonte: Houston Chronicle
Publicado em: 21-10-2018