Aurora Flores Vigil

Funeral services will be held on September 22, 2017 at Saint Michael the Archangel Catholic Church in Grand Prairie, Texas, officiated by Fr. Joseph (Hoa Duc Trinh). There will be a rosary at 9:30 A.M., followed by the funeral mass at 10 A.M. Aurora Flores Vigil was born on October 6, 1922 in Waco, Texas. She grew up in Waco, living on a farm with her family, which she always had great memories of. She married Joe Vigil, Sr., in 1942 in Dallas, Texas. They immediately moved to Houston and started a family there. They moved to Dallas years later, where Aurora worked as a talented seamstress for the dress company, Victor Costa. Aurora took great joy in living a religious, Catholic life. Her house was decorated with religious items and family photos covering the walls completely; she always managed to squeeze more photos onto the walls somehow. She also continued her love of sewing throughout her life, making beautiful clothing for herself and finding other things to make. Furthermore, she made quilts and crocheted hats, scarves, doilies, and more in her free time. She loved listening to music, and favorite musicians included Dean Martin and Vicente Fernandez; she loved hearing their music and watching the movies they starred in. She loved having coffee each day and was an incredible cook; her meals were beloved by family members. She is preceded in death by her mother, Rafaela Flores, her father, Alfonso Flores, her brothers, Antonio Flores and Isidro Flores, her twin sister, Consuelo Sabedra, her sister, Susie Flores, her husband, Joe Vigil, Sr., and her sons, Norberto Vigil and Joe Vigil, Jr.

She is survived by her children, Jimmy Vigil, Antonio Vigil, Dolores Vigil, and Ralph Vigil, her grandchildren, Camille Vigil, Richard Joe Cantu, Jr., Jimmy R. Cantu, and Kristie Hernandez, her great-grandchildren, Richard Joe Cantu, III, Leticia Hernandez, Veronica Hernandez, Manuel Hernandez, and Paul Lee Hernandez, her great-great grandchildren, Lauren Cantu, Anthony Cantu, Elicia Barrios, Estela Barrios, Kayla Guerrero, Marcus Guerrero, and Joel Guerrero, the children and grandchildren of her son, Joe Vigil, Jr., and her sister, Paula Contreras. She is also survived by her nieces, Gloria Sabedra, Virginia Montes, Victoria Montes, Virginia Elizabeth Buentello, and Patricia Burke.