Dora V Blanchard
October 28, 2010 - July 22, 2010

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“One thing I ask of the LORD, this is what I seek: that I may dwell in the house of the LORD all the days of my life, to gaze upon the beauty of the LORD and to seek him in his temple”

Dora V. Blanchard, 90, beloved mother, sister, grandmother, and great-grandmother entered into the glory of her eternal life on Thursday, July 22, 2010 at Valley Baptist Medical Center-Brownsville surrounded by her loving family.

Dora was a native and lifetime resident of Brownsville. A devout Catholic, she was a parishioner of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church. She was the Salutatorian of her graduating class of 1937. She was also one of the first Hispanics to be awarded a scholarship to Texas Southmost College. Dora was a loyal and dedicated employee with the United States Custom Services and retired after 30 years of service.

Dora had several pastimes that she enjoyed. She loved quilting and made quilts for everyone in the family, she loved traveling and was able to travel quite extensively throughout Europe, and she loved collecting elephants.
Dora was a strong and independent woman who was always focused and had a plan in mind which she always managed to follow through.

Dora was preceded in death by her parents, Guadalupe and Maria Velez; her husband, Lester E. Blanchard; a daughter, Norma Linda Blanchard; a sister, Alicia V. Villarreal and a brother, Guadalupe Velez Jr.

Left behind to eternally treasure their memories of her are her daughter, Cecilia Blanchard of Brownsville, her son, Lester and his wife Kathy Blanchard of Austin; the grandchildren that were the apple of her eye: R. Adam Muñoz of Brownsville, Tamara Eve and her husband Frank Bustamante of Harlingen, Bianca Barreda, and Damion Blanchard both of Brownsville; 3 great-grandchildren: Darian Muñoz of McAllen, Frank Bustamante Jr., and Rolando Salazar Jr. both of Harlingen; her sister, Dolores Velez; a sister-in-law, Grace (Vincent+) B. Gonzalez both of Brownsville; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation will begin at 12 noon and continue through 9 p.m. with the recitation of the holy rosary at 7 p.m. Sunday, July 25, 2010 in the East Chapel at Darling-Mouser. The Mass of Christian Resurrection will be at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, July 26, 2010 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 555 W. St. Francis St. Interment will follow at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens.