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Amelia Ortiz Guerrero peacefully passed away on January 18, 2021 at the age of 89 in her home in Floresville Tx. Amelia "Molly" was born in Eagle Lake Tx on August 18, 1931 to Herculano Ortiz and Jovita Martinez Ortiz. Amelia's was born into a family of migrant workers. Traveling through the Midwest and working in places like Michigan where they worked picking cherries during the season and Ohio, picking potatoes and tomatoes. They worked their way back to Texas through Amarillo, Lubbock then to Eagle Lake Tx before school started again. In Eagle Lake Tx the family all worked at the “Mathews Ranch”, raising cattle and farming sugar cane, cotton and corn. Her family settled in San Antonio in 1947 where Amelia worked at a local pecan factory on the west side of S.A. shelling pecans and also at a sewing factory sewing military uniforms. Being the oldest child she eventually had to quit school to help the family financially. It wasn’t until 1949 that she was to meet her future spouse of 63 years, Luis E. Guerrero. They dated for a few years not wanting to marry until her brother, Eliseo, who was stationed in Europe was able to attend her wedding. In 1953 Luis enlisted in the military and fought in Korea. It wasn’t until 1957 that they would be married. She became a military wife taking her all over the world, including Europe and living in places like Germany, Honduras, New York and California. Amelia and Luis had 4 children and eventually settled in San Antonio Tx. where she continued to be a seamstress. (She even did some sewing for “ La Bare,” a strip club in SA.) Amelia and her husband were very active members of a bowling league as well as the San Antonio Paricutin, a Civic and Educational Foundation. They loved the “Bailes,” the dances and celebrated many holidays and events together dancing their way till the next morning. We’re sure they’re dancing together once again and smiling down on all of us. Mrs. Guerrero is preceded in death by her oldest son, Roy Guerrero and her spouse of almost 64 years, Luis E. Guerrero, who just passed away on Dec.30, 2020. She has 3 surviving children: son-David Guerrero and his wife Elise Garza-Guerrero, son-Luis O Guerrero, and daughter Belinda Romero and her spouse “Rocky” Romero, 4 grandchildren: Jeremy Guerrero, Joshua Guerrero, Molly Romero and Tori Romero, and 1 great- granddaughter: Madeline Guerrero. A visitation will be on February 1, 2021 at 9am at Alamo Funeral Home. A chapel service will begin at 11 am followed by interment at San Fernando 2 Cemetery.

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Amelia O. Guerrero

August 18, 1931 - January 18, 2021