Blanca Rafaela

Rodriguez

Blanca Rodriguez, age 71, of San Benito passed away peacefully on Tuesday May 21, 2019 surrounded by her loved ones. Blanca was a devout Catholic who grew up in San Benito and was a proud graduate of Pan American University Summa Cum Laude. She was a school teacher for over 45 years with SBISD. She had a passion for teaching and touched many lives during her career.
Blanca is survived by three children; son Michael James Rodriguez (Susan) of Victoria, TX; daughter Audra Lynn Rodriguez of San Benito, TX; and son Rodney Eleno Rodriguez (Vanessa) of Harlingen, TX; grandchildren, Sinjin and Mia Rodriguez; brother Hector Gutierrez, Jr. (Bertha) of Harlingen, TX and numerous nephews, nieces other relatives and friends.
She is predeceased by her father, Hector Gutierrez; mother, Fidela Gutierrez; brother, Humberto Reyna and her husband, Eleno G. Rodriguez.
Visitation will be held Thursday May 23, 2019 at St. Theresa Catholic Church, 1300 Combes St. San Benito from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm with the Holy Rosary to begin at 7:00 pm in the evening. Memorial mass will be held on Friday May 24, 2019 at 10:00 am at St. Theresa Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow to Mont-Meta Memorial Park Cemetery, San Benito.
Honored to serve as her pallbearers will be Hector Gutierrez III, David Gutierrez, Aaron Gutierrez, Jerome Gonzales, Enrique Ibarra and Vidal Rodriguez Jr.