Mary Helen Smith (Huizar) 1953 - 2014

My sister-in-law, Mary Helen Smith (nee Huizar), my wife Jeri's younger sister, passed away in the early morning hours of Monday, October 6, 2014 of causes yet unknown. 

Mary was born on April 5, 1953 in San Antonio, Texas to Henry and Josephine Huizar (both deceased).  She is survived by her daughter Anna and her son Danny Smith Jr. She will be missed. Rest in peace Mary.

Below are various pictures of Mary.

Teenage Jeri Huizar (De La O)

 

My wife Jeri on the right. It was 1967, and from the looks of the Christmas Tree, it was the holidays. She was 16 years old. They were at home listening to music and dancing when this photo was taken. Her sister Rebecca on the left and Mary Helen in the center. this is the only photo we have of Jeri in her teens.

Josephine "Josie" Huizar

 

 My mother-in-law, the late Josephine "Josie" Huizar, born Gonzalez, 1919 - 1999. The photograph on the left was probably taken sometime in the early 1940's but possibly the late 1930's. The photograph on the right was taken in the mid to late 1990's. Josephine was married to Henry Huizar of Bexar, Texas, 1907 - 1991.

Guadalupe and Bruna Gonzalez

This photo, circa 1921, was taken in Hidalgo, Mexico. The girl on the man's lap is Josephine Gonzalez. The man and the woman are Guadalupe and Bruna Gonzalez. Josephine is my wife Jeri's mother, Josephine Huizar (married name).  Guadalupe (Lupe) and Bruna are my wife' grandparents. The other children are from left to right; Paul, Helen and Frank. The family migrated to San Antonio not too long after this photograph was taken.

Henry Huizar

Henry Huizar

I mentioned my father in law, Jeri's dad,  Henry Huizar in my last post. I thought I would post a photo of him. He was a part of that old school mentality. Henry was born in Coleman, Texas, July 26, 1907 and died March  24, 1991 in Ontario, California..

He would always pronounced my name Rendy, and for years he would continually ask me "Are you still fighting". He loved his cowboy boots and was a Tejano (Texan) through and through. He stood 6" 2' and was solid. .He loved talking about the old days in Texas and I loved listening. He was a good man, a man's man. I still miss him.