Dolores Hinojosa

With great sadness, the family of Dolores “Lolly” or “Lola” Lopez Hinojosa announced that she passed away peacefully on November 19, 2020 at the age of 60. She was born on October 21, 1960 to Juan Cruz Lopez and Guadalupe Maria Lopez in Nueces County, Corpus Christi, Texas.

As her daughter, her sister’s keeper, and her best friend,  I want to share with some of you, that don’t already know, how important and how much this woman means to me, to my step- father, Emilio, and to my siblings, Mario, Marcus, and Dusty; and to everyone else who had an opportunity to know and love her. I ask you to please always remember my mother as being a devoted mother, wife, and my one and only best friend. My mother was the best mother anyone could ever ask for, she really enjoyed our family time and man oh man, she loved to shop; but, when she wasn’t out shopping, she loved to play bingo and gamble.

Mom met the love of her life, Emilio Espinoza, about 20 years ago and he gave her the best 20 years of her life. Emilio, from the bottom of my heart, I  really want you to know that we appreciate you and everything you do for us and especially for keeping our QUEEN so happy  and IN LOVE for more than a decade. We love and will appreciate you forever.

The love they had for each other was like no other, it was something so beautiful and unexplainable and it could move mountains.  Loosing mom has been the hardest thing I have ever endured in my life and the pain is so painful it’s unexplainable; it’s so hard to accept mommy is never coming back. I sit here and reminisce about my yesterdays with Mom and those memories are mine to treasure, but what I do know is that my todays and tomorrows are forever changed. I hope I continue to live a life that makes you proud as you look down on me and our family; ensuring God continues to bless our every need. You are my forever best-friend and now my angel who was taken from me much too soon, but I will never stop missing you and I will forever love you and treasure every single memory we shared together. This pain is unbearable, and never did I expect I’d be losing you, my everything, so soon. Mom was the only person in this world I could  talk to for bad and for good and she loved to listen to me and would often laugh because she always thought I was so funny; but mommy never judged me, oh but you know she would voice her opinion and you know the old saying “moms are always right”. As I got older I started to realize, damn mom is always right; all she ever wanted was the best for us. I know I didn’t make her life so easy as I was growing up, but I got to thank her for putting up with all my craziness and never giving up on me. In fact, I don't know how she dealt with me. But, I thank her for standing by me and all my craziness. I admire mom for so many things, she had a smile that could light up the whole room and a she had a heart of gold. I would do anything to have her back.  I love you so much Momma and you make me so proud to call you my Mom, my best friend… My forever Angel. Mom deserved so much to get well and live a full and pain free life and she fought long and hard for over two months in ICU, but God had a different plan and at least I know she is no longer suffering. I don't know what I am going to do without her because I love her so much! I know she is with God in paradise. You have been the best mother any daughter could have ever dreamed or asked for. I will forever treasure your love and your support through all the difficulties in my life. You were the glue that held me together. It is very difficult for me to imagine how I will wake up each day without you here with me by my side. I never said this to you enough, but I am so very proud of you and want you to know I think you are, and were, the most wonderful mother in the world.  We love you so much and will be missing you every single day. Please come see me in my dreams mom.  “Gone from our sight, but never from our hearts.”

My Mother, My Best friend, the STRONGEST PERSON I KNOW.

Dolores Lopez Hinojosa was preceded in death by her parents, Juan Cruz Lopez and Guadalupe Maria Lopez;  three brothers, Juan Cruz Lopez, Jessie Lopez, and Julian Lopez; and a sister, Esther L. Treviño.

Dolores Lopez Hinojosa is survived by the love of her life, Emilio Espinoza; four (4) children, Mario Gudino Jr.  (Elizabeth), Marcus Hinojosa, Dusty Gudino (Joe), and Naomi Gayton (Manuel);  13 grandchildren, Katherine Tran (Matt), Kimberley Gudino, Kayla Gudino, Pratt Gudino, Roland Lopez, Ruben Velasquez, Romeo Velasquez, Adan Garcia, Neriah Garcia, Destiny Gudino, Dynasti Gudino, Nicholas Gudino, and Jiovanni  Gomez; two great-grandchildren,  Nevaeh D. Rodriguez and Niana A. Tran;  six (6) sisters, Alejandra Munoz, Antonia (Sam), Julie (Joe), Gloria (Julian), Mary Gudino (Mario), and Veronica Lopez; four (4) brothers, Martin Lopez, Mauro Lopez, Jose Lopez, and David Lopez (Jennifer ); and numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews whom she loved dearly.

Services will be private