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On Wednesday, August 10th, 2022, Dolores Ann Hinojosa peacefully left this earth surrounded by nature, flowers and the love of her family at the home of her eldest daughter in San Marcos, Texas. She was 66 years old. Dolores spent her early childhood and teen years in Riviera, Texas where she was a cheerleader in Jr. High and High School. She wed, then moved with her husband and young daughters to Rio Hondo, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley. She was an avid volunteer at her children’s elementary school until her eventual employment as a Paraprofessional in the Los Fresnos School System. Dolores was a valued member of the faculty at Las Yescas Elementary and became a friend to all she knew. Her positive light and willingness to share her enthusiasm and good humor endeared her to everyone she worked with and everyone she met. She tackled any obstacle with determination and never failed to add her quirkiness and humor. She loved her job and being around the children she helped educate. Her generosity of spirit was frequently offered and felt by all. She especially loved the friendships she cultivated, which lasted throughout her life. Her love for nature and plants became incorporated into her work as she and a handful of her coworkers melded the Master Gardener program to Las Yescas Elementary School. Dolores eventually retired with her husband to San Antonio, Texas and enjoyed time gardening and doting on her loved ones. She also spent considerable time helping her corner of the neighborhood utilize the San Antonio Cat Coalition to spay and neuter the stray cats in her area. Most important to her were her husband and her two girls, but the loves of her life were her two grandsons, whom she lived for. She always had a smile and was determined to focus on the positive aspects of life even when her illness was against her. She is preceded in death by her father, Mr. Daniel A. Semanko and her mother, Mrs. Margarita Suarez Semanko. She is survived by her beloved husband, Mr. Tomas Hinojosa, her two devoted daughters, Angelica Carpenter and Jessica Hinojosa, her son-in-law Michael Carpenter and her two loving grandsons, Mr. Marcus Duenez/ wife-Hilda Duenez, and Austin Noah Perez as well as numerous siblings and siblings-in-law, nieces and nephews. Funeral services for Mrs. Hinojosa will be held on Saturday, August 20th, 2022 at 11:00 am at the Mission Alamo Funeral Chapel - 624 N. Alamo, San Antonio, Texas. In lieu of flowers, Dolores asked that donations be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.

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Dolores Ann Hinojosa

January 7, 1956 - August 10, 2022