Dionico Tijerina

    Dionico Tijerina, Jr.,70,  passed away Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014. He was born Jan. 22,1944 in Edna, to the late Dionico and Maria Garza Tijerina.
    Dionico is survived by his daughters, Mary Morris and husband John, Mary Canales, Vicky Cummings and husband Ron; sons, Michael Tijerina and wife Jennifer, Tommy Tijerina and wife Suzanne; sister, Janie Perez and husband John; brothers, James and wife Lorrane and Johnny and wife Emma Tijerina, nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.
    Preceded in death are his parents; wife ,Julie Moreno Tijerina; brothers, Martin, Emilo and Robert Tijerina; sister Regine Tijerina and a granddaughter, Makenzie Tijerina.
     Visitation will be Tuesday Feb. 25 from 5 to 8 p.m., with a rosary recited at 7 p.m., at the Slavik Funeral Home Chapel in Edna. Services will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Feb. 26 at Slavik Funeral Home with Rev. Michael Petering officiating. Interment will be in the Edna Latin American Cemetery.
    Services are under the direction of Russell Todish, Slavik Funeral Home, Edna, 361-782-2152.