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Dolores Oralia Quesada completed her earthly duties and danced her way to her heavenly mansion on Sunday, June 29th, 2025, to join her late husband, Daniel Quesada. July 2nd, 2025, Dan and Dee would have been celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary. Looks like she didn’t want to celebrate an anniversary without him, or she was just really curious to see what he has been up to. Born September 17th, 1938, in Brownsville, Texas, to John and Esther Montez, she was raised with her younger sister in San Antonio. She attended Brackenridge High School and later San Antonio College. She did, for a short time, work in the “real world”, but with marriage, the work she performed really could not compare to a 9-to-5 office job. She really had a desire to have children and raise a family. Some would agree that’s a very ideal and admirable goal for a woman from her generation. On the other hand, she was an overachiever. Dan and Dee had children. Between 1961 and 1966, four children were born. All was good, then the “accident” happened. Five years later, the 5th and final child showed up in 1971. She always let it be known she would have had more children if she could, but that 5th child made sure to break the mold. It’s uncertain if she ever doubted her decision between a job on the outside versus an inside the home raising a family job crossed her mind, but we do know she stuck with raising the kids and keeping the home up. Even when times were tough financially or marriage on the rocks the weather came a calling, she remained steadfast. She may have endured so much more than she ever expected, but she knew where to find the energy to keep going. She prayed; she leaned on her faith. Cultivated her faith not only within herself but shared it with her children and anyone else who was close. She was not ashamed of celebrating God and his promises, living by faith and the word. Her singing on the other hand, well she may have been splitting hairs when proclaiming “make a joyful noise unto the Lord” but she celebrated his glory in her way. Now she’ll be singing in His presence. With her ever-repeating stories about her life growing up or her children’s antics while raising them, she would sprinkle lessons about God’s mercy, strength and amazement of what he had created in there too. Every child, grandchild and great grandchild has undoubtedly had these same stories told to them so many times, we know them by heart and can repeat them like a record. Dolores, Dodo, Lola, Dee, Mom, mother, “You’re MOTHER”, Grandma Dee, so many different names, but all the same person. Like her repeated stories, we will always remember her, miss her, love her. Grandma Dee was preceded by her parents, her husband, Papa Dan, and infant grandson Rocky. Brothers Armando and Carlos. She is survived by siblings Gavino, Minerva, Yolanda and Janie. Her children Sandra (Mark), Debra (Jim Vince), John “JD” (Janette) Elizabeth (Robert) and Darrel. Grandchildren Charis (John), Jillian (Eric), Christopher (Krystal), Michelle, Sabrina, Thaddeus (Shannon), Alexandra, Rebekah, Connie and Shjan. Great grandchildren Abigail (Cameron), Katelynn, Katherine, Loren, Madison, Freya, Liam, Ruby, and Luther. Great-Great Grandchild Cameron. Numerous, no, countless nieces and nephews. In addition to the biological family, there are the many extended "children" whom Grandma Dee loved as her own. Including Jason Delgado (Mitzi, Jaxon, Mahleah). Numerous friends from her church down to the care takers from The Brooks of Cibolo who not only cared for her needs but loved her as if they were her own children and grandchildren. In retrospect, Grandma Dee did continue to “have” children long after her body was unable to birth them.

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Dolores O. Quesada

September 17, 1938 - June 29, 2025