Alicia V. Rodriguez

Alicia V. Rodriguez passed away peacefully at her residence in New Braunfels Monday, September 27, 2021 at the age of 90 years. She was born in Del Rio, Texas on May 5, 1931 to the late Refugio Castillo Vasquez and Gene Vasquez Sr. A loving wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother her family will miss her great cooking and cheering for the SMU Mustangs and Dallas Cowboys. Sunday lunches were graced with herflour tortillas, Caldo de Res, chicken enchiladas, and other favorites. She specialized in baking apple and pumpkin pies and delicious Christmas cookies. Always making sure her children attended their tennis and golf matches, scout meetings, other school functions and part time jobs. Alicia and Richard worked at SMU and dreamed to have their children graduate from SMU continue into a successful professions, and start families. One of their favorite pastimes was enjoying many years and seasonal events with their grandchildren. They also traveled to the west coast by train several times. Alicia retired from Southern Methodist University (SMU) after 25 years of dedicated service in the accounting department. She specialized in asset management of SMU resourcesincluding special projects like: the DeGolyer Library once housed at the DeGolyer Estate at the Arboretum at White Rock Lake. Alicia was a volunteer with Hope for Hospice in New Braunfels, TX where she crocheted and knitted for the patients. Most of the family has a custom blanket or quilt as well. Alicia is preceded in death by her husband, Richard L. Rodriguez. She is survived by her children, Ricky Rodriguez and his wife, Shelley Rodriguez; Cynthia Lane and her husband, Andrew Lane . Her grandchildren include Jessica Lane, Natalie and Brian Jansen, Brody and Nina Rodriguez; great-grandson, Levi and Ben, and recent great granddaughterJune Jansen; brother, Gene Vasquez; sister, Guadalupe Garza and her husband, Chema Garza. Also numerous other relatives and friendsfrom Dallas, Del Rio, New Braunfels, San Antonio, and San Diego, Encinitas, and Los Angeles California.