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Loretta Diane Quintero Smaystrla, 86, of San Antonio, TX, passed away at Lynridge Memory Care in San Antonio on September 3, 2025. Loretta, a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, was born in Woodsboro, TX, on December 9, 1938, to Dave and Adelfa Quintero. She was a graduate of Woodsboro High School, followed by two years at the University of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, TX. Loretta married William Beuckman in 1959. They were blessed with 4 children and divorced in 1980. In 1981, Loretta married Gerald Mays and was widowed in 1989. In 1991, Loretta married her childhood friend, Lloyd Smaystrla. Always a beautiful and talented woman, while in high school Loretta performed as a drum majorette. She also danced on the Red River Dave weekly television show in Corpus Christi, TX, during her high school years. In college, she was a Miss Fiesta of San Antonio candidate and later a Mrs. Illinois contestant for the Mrs. America pageant. In her younger married years, she performed for different organizations, dancing as the talent for fundraising events. Loretta taught first grade, owned several businesses, and sold real estate during her professional career. She dedicated a lifetime to volunteer work, especially with Catholic Charities.She was also a long-time parishioner of St. Matthew’s Catholic Church. She and her husband, Lloyd, attended daily 6:00 AM Mass, where attendees lovingly called themselves The Saintly Sixers. Loretta is survived by her husband, Lloyd Smaystrla, daughters Lisa Jewell (Paul), and Becky Jager (Tom), niece Linda Frey (Greg), stepdaughters Dawn Huff, Leslie Wall, and Kaye Eichler(Paul), 12 grandchildren and 6 of their spouses, 5 step grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren, 2 step great grandchildren, and 3 nieces. She was preceded in death by her parents, Dave and Adelfa Quintero, brothers David Jr. and Raymond, sons William David and Gregory Ray Beuckman, grandson William Beuckman, first husband William Beuckman, second husband Gerald Mays, Aunt Eva Dammann, nephew David Quintero, sisters-in-law Barbara Quintero and Barbara Beuckman, and brother-in-law Michael Beuckman. Rosary and funeral mass will be held Monday, Sept. 8th, 9:30 AM, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, San Antonio, TX. Interment will follow at 3:00 PM, at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Refugio, TX.

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Loretta Diane Quintero Smaystrla

December 9, 1938 - September 3, 2025