It is with great sadness and broken hearts that the family of Linda Lidia De La Cruz announces her death on Monday, December 7, 2020, at the age of 70 years. Linda will be lovingly remembered by her daughter Veronica (Angel) Garses; grand dog, CoCo; brother, Alfred DeLaCruz; brother-in-law, Joe Valdez, Sr.; loving nieces and nephews and many close friends she considered family.She is preceded in death by her parents, Alfredo and Maria Luisa De La Cruz; brothers, Luis and Emilio De La Cruz; sisters, Mary De La Cruz and Angela Valdez and granddaughter Carissa Ann De La Cruz.Words, of course, could never capture completely the richness and beauty of mom’s life and legacy. As a devout Catholic, she taught me more than right from wrong; she demonstrated not only the depths of love, but the power of forgiveness, to others and to myself. More importantly, my mother taught me the power of prayer in my daily life; Mom’s most endearing quality, of course, was her love and faith in the Lord Jesus. As a faithful Catholic all her life, faith was far more than a one hour a week experience at Mass on Sunday. Her Catholic faith and her abiding love for the Lord in the Eucharist was the center of her life and shaped who she was for all of us—which adds some comfort to those of us who knew her best, knowing that she is finally resting peacefully in the arms of her Savior.On Monday, December 7, 2020—the hearts of West Texans broke as our mother, sister, aunt, friend and Teaching Assistant, where she worked for the Lubbock Independent School District for over 30 years passed from this life; gifting the rest of us all with her greatest life-legacy lessons to use: Prayer, Unconditional Love and the Power of Forgiveness!Family is receiving friends on Friday, December, 11, 2020 beginning at Ten O’clock in the morning at Lake Ridge Chapel & Memorial Designers. Recitation of the Holy Rosary will begin at Seven O’clock in the evening at Lake Ridge Chapel & Memorial Designers. A Catholic Service will be conducted on Saturday, December 12, 2020 at Nine-Thirty in the morning with Fr. Martin Pina officiating in the Chapel at Lake Ridge Chapel & Memorial Designers, 6025 82nd Street, Lubbock, Texas 79424; committal services will immediately follow at Peaceful Gardens Memorial Park in Woodrow, Texas. Seating is limited to 65 seats, face coverings are mandatory, and the staff will enforce social distancing in compliance with state regulations. These precautions are to ensure that the family, staff, and our community are safe. The service will be live-streamed on this page, where you are encouraged to sign the virtual guestbook and share memories and expressions of sympathy.
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