Maria Teresa Eslava

To the most amazing, sweetest, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother..

It is with heavy hearts that we share the passing of Maria Teresa Eslava on April 1, 2025. A woman whose life was a testament to strength, love, and grace. She was born on July 18, 1952 in Mexico City, Mexico. My grandmother touched the lives of countless family and friends with her words of love and her words of encouragement to always be strong. She was a person that anyone could go to just vent or to talk the day away with while sipping a cup of coffee. My grandmother could always put herself in anyone's shoes, she could understand how you felt, and most importantly she gave the best advice. She was the purest and sweetest soul ever. She was a devoted mother to her three children: Carlos Eslava, Yvonne Schroeder, and Alfredo Eslava Jr. She was a grandmother to nine grandchildren: Yvette Alvarado, Francisco Garza, Noe Saldana, Carolina Eslava, Nataly Schroeder, Koa Schroeder, Kalani Shroeder, Miryam Yaretzi Eslava, and Edgar Itzae Eslava. She was also a devoted, caring, humble, and amazing great-grandmother to Adrian Garza and Bella Alvarado. 

A Mother’s Prayer

Dear Father in Heaven,

I ask for Your touch.

Bless all my family,

We need You so much.

Grant us Your wisdom

to choose what is right.

To walk in Your pathways

of truth and light.

Strengthen our family

with faith to hold fast,

to cherish and nurture

the treasures that last.

Teach us to love,

to forgive and to share,

in the realms of the spirit,

to thrive and to dare.

But most of all, Lord

when our journey is through,

bind us together,

forever with You.

Maria Teresa Eslava's visitation will be held on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 4:00 pm to 9:00 pm at Vazquez Funeral Home located at 1805 Huge Oaks St. Houston, Texas 77055. Her funeral mass will be held the following day on Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:00 am at St. Jerome Catholic Church located at 8825 Kempwood Dr, Houston, Texas 77080.  Her burial will be held at 11:30 am at Woodlawn Cemetery located at 1101 Antoine Dr, Houston, Texas 77055.

If you have any questions in regards to Maria's services, please call us at 713.468.2524

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