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LINARES Dolores M. Linares, born April 2, 1931 embraced God on January 3, 2013 in San Antonio, Texas at the age of 81. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband Estanislado Linares and by her granddaughters Tonya Linares and Melinda Villegas fiancé Derrick Lopez. She is survived by her daughters Gloria Phillip Figueroa, Debra Robert Villegas, and Cynthia Christopher Delgado; sons Sonny and Tom Linares; grandchildren Eric & Karen Figueroa, Sonya Walter Linares-Turner, Michael & Julie Villegas, Catalina, Cruz, Christina, & Caroline Delgado; great-grandchild Walter Turner III; she is also survived by niece Carmen Brooks and numerous other relatives and friends. Our mother will be dearly missed but never forgotten. Dolores was a member of various school, church, and community groups, including past PTA President at Graebner Elementary School, Lowell Middle School, and Burbank High School. She was a Texas PTA Life Member and a past member of C.O.P.S. Dolores was a current parishioner of St. James the Apostle Catholic Church, a Eucharistic Minister, and a past President and active member of the St. James Guadalupana Society. She received the "Mother of the Year of St. James Parish" award for 1975-1976 from the Society. Dolores was a former member of the St. James Choir and the church's CCD Parent Volunteer group, and she served as the parish Coordinator for the Children's Liturgical Dance Program Matachines. She worked several years for San Antonio Independent School District, first as a substitute teacher at area schools and later as a Special Education Teacher Assistant at Burbank High School and Harris Middle School. Dolores stopped working when her husband, Estanislado, became ill and took on the responsibility of caring for him full-time until his death in 1991. Dolores was always a religious and spiritual person and was a strong advocate of Pro-Life. She devoted a great deal of her time to this cause. As a volunteer for Allied Women's Center, a pro-life agency, she spoke to teenage girls and young women and helped save the lives of many babies. She began as a volunteer in 1995 and volunteered on a weekly basis for over ten years. She served as a board member from 1997-2004. Although she had to stop her volunteer work at Allied Women's Center due to health issues, she continued to assist families by working out of her home, as recently as this Christmas making sure that her families had food and gifts. Dolores has touched many lives and the fruit of her labors continue to be seen and will live on through her family, friends, the families she assisted, and the babies who were saved. She will live in our hearts forever. SERVICES Visitation will begin at 2:00 PM on Sunday, January 13, 2013 with a Rosary to be recited at 7:00 PM at Palm Heights Mortuary. Funeral Procession will depart at 8:30 AM on Monday, January 14, 2013 for a Mass at 9:00 AM at St. James the Apostle Catholic Church. Interment will follow at 10:30 AM at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: Allied Women's Center, 102 Marshall, San Antonio, TX 78212 write Dolores Linares in the Memo line.

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Dolores M Linares

April 2, 1931 - January 3, 2013