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Tilly Moreno, born in September 1924 to Joseph and Dolores Selby in a house on Euclid street in San Antonio, died on July 4th at her youngest son’s home in Dallas, Texas. Tilly was just two months from her 100th birthday. She was a Burbank High School alumnus and was the oldest of her parent’s six children, all of whom preceded her in death. During WWII she worked in the Arsenal doing spot welding on machine guns. She met her husband, Manuel, upon his return from WWII, where he received two Purple Hearts and a Bronze Star from his fighting in France. Together they had four children : Theresa (Emeterio) Carrion, Charles (Baba) Moreno, Dolores (Chavel-deceased) Valdez, and Rudy (Minerva) Moreno, and six grandchildren Tilly was a devoted wife of 62 years to Manuel and a full-time homemaker and mother to her children. She loved her children and was a home room mother and later a school playground supervisor at Saint Cecilia Catholic school where her children attended. She cared for four of her grandchildren while their mothers went to work. After Manuel’s retirement they traveled to NYC, Montreal, Quebec, and Barcelona, Spain. During her later years she was an active participant at TVIW’s water aerobics classes, enjoyed walking and playing in the pool at her gym, and for the past year at a beautiful indoor facility in Dallas. She was a member of St. Anthony de Padua for the past 17 years and enjoyed greatly the Spanish masses with lots of pretty music in praise of God. She enjoyed her trips to Lety’s beauty salon and having her nails done with Mary. Losing her husband 13 years ago was her biggest heartbreak. Despite her struggles with blindness and dementia the passed 3-5 years, she continued to do her best and smile, which sustained her son and all her caregivers. Special thanks to her caregivers Charlotte Garcia, Mary Garza, and Mary Jane Garcia and to her most recent ones, Diana Arriaga and Esme Realzola. And long ago caregivers Norma Martinez and Kim Whiteside. These were her Angels here on earth who showered her with love. Visitation and Rosary will be Wednesday, July 17, 2024 at 7 pm at Alamo Funeral Home. Funeral will be Thursday July 18th at 9 am at the Alamo Funeral Chapels followed by Graveside Service and Interment at 10:30 am at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery in San Antonio.

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Tilly Moreno

July 4, 2024