Corina G.

Gomez

On August 28, 2023 our beloved mother, Corina Gomez, entered into eternal rest peacefully. She was surrounded by her children and her husband, the love of her life and soulmate, Antonio Gomez.

She was born on November 23, 1940 to I.J. Galvan and Genoveva Ledesma. She was a native of Harlingen and graduated from Harlingen High School in 1959 where she met Antonio.

Throughout her life, Corina or as she was lovingly called "Cokie" was a member of Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church where she served as a minister of the Eucharist, Lecturer, and in several groups and organizations. Her participation within these organizations was always a selfless act of giving. At any time, anyone could count on our mother to organize food ministry schedules and solicit volunteers. Corina fostered female development and leadership in the Catholic Church as a member of the Guadalupanas. She was an active leader of the ACTS retreats celebrating several individuals as they reconfirmed their spiritual path to follow Jesus Christ. She later joined her mother, Genoveva Galvan, as a Franciscana where she built a stronger spiritual bond to our Lord and Savior.

Cokie is preceded in death by her parents, I.J. and Genoveva Galvan; her sister Zulema Cano; and brothers in law, Eloy Cano Sr and Rene Garza.

Cokie is survived by her loving and devoted husband of 61 years Tony; her four children, DeeDee, Butch, Rolando, and Dina; her nine grandchildren, Christopher, Cathryn, Andrew Jr., Trinity, Nicholas, Kaitlyn, Samantha, Derek, and Aaron; three sisters, Nora Garza, Olga (Dul) Valdez,  Zenia Galvan, and one brother, Xavier (Carmen) Galvan.

Our mother started her long career with Ford Motor Credit in May 1973 and retired in October 2000. During this time she raised her 4 children and built a home of loving memories. She traveled with her family across the country, East and West coast, and shared a special trip with her mother across Europe traveling to the Vatican.

Once retired, her grandchildren became her main focus; baseball, football, dance recitals, and track meets filled her schedule as she traveled with her husband to see countless events and activities. We could always count on her unwavering support and loud cheers from the stands, but the fondest memory for us was receiving an early morning phone call as we listened to her sing happy birthday in her beautiful voice.

We would like to personally thank Dr. Todd Shenkenberg. We would also like to thank the countless doctors and nurses at VBMC, specifically Dr. Alejandro Betancourt, Dr. Stanley Sy, the ICU nurses, Janie, Maria Elena, and Fabian, the loving and caring compassion of Anthony, and her comfort care nurses Isella, Laura, and Isabella.

The viewing will be held Monday, September 4, 2023 from 1:00pm-9:00pm with the prayer of the Holy Rosary at 7:00pm at Trinity Funeral Chapel of the Holy Spirit.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September, 5, 2023 at 10:00am at Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church.

Burial will follow immediately at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery in La Feria, Texas.

Honored to serve as her pallbearers will be Butch Gomez, Rolando Gomez, Christopher Ramirez, Nicholas Gomez, Derek Martinez, & Aaron Martinez.

Honorary pallbearers will be Xavier Galvan, Eloy Cano Jr., Rene Garza Jr, Steven Garza, Andrew Valdez, Jaime Valdez, Sergio Galvan, Matthew Gonzales, Andrew Morehead Jr, Joshua Gonzales.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Trinity at Harrison Funeral Home 1002 East Harrison Avenue Harlingen, Texas 78550 (956)364-2444. www.trinityfunerals.com