Amanda was born on July 16, 1984 to Guadalupe and Adelina (Salinas) Quintana in Post, TX. She graduated from Post High School. Amanda worked as a Beauty Consultant for Walgreens. On December 2, 2006, she married Simon Rodriguez in Post. She was a member of St. Theresa Catholic Church, the Lubbock ACTS community and an avid supporter of Relay for Life. Her life was centered around her children, being a softball and wrestling mom, as well as her extended family.Amanda is survived by her parents, Guadalupe and Adelina Quintana; husband, Simon Rodriguez, three children, Victoria Anne Quintana, Nathan Noel Rodriguez, and Abigail Grace Rodriguez, and seven siblings, Guadalupe Quintana, Jr., Diana Quintana, Sylvia Tons and husband Joe, Anita Gomez and husband Richard, Joey Quintana and wife Becky, Veronica Quintana, and David Quintana and wife Melinda.