Zelia P. Alvarez, age 33, of Westminster, Texas passed away May 28, 2013. She was born March 13, 1980 in Dallas, Texas to Hector and M. Carmen (Olivares) Valdivia. On July 11, 1998 she married J. Antonio in Plano, Texas. Zelia graduated from Plano East Senior High School. After graduation Zelia attended school to become a legal assistant. She was employed with the City of Prosper, where she worked as a Senior Court Clerk. Zelia also worked for the Melissa Municipal Court for 10 years. She was a certified language interpreter. She coached her son’s soccer team and loved Zumba. Zelia was a former member of St. Mark Catholic Church in Plano, where she and Antonio both taught CCD.
She is survived by her husband, Antonio Alvarez of Westminster, Texas; sons, Eric Antonio Alvarez and Alan Sebastian Alvarez both of Westminster, Texas; parents, Carmen and Hector Valdivia of McKinney, Texas; brother, Jason Valdivia of McKinney, Texas; grandmother, Angela Olivares of Richardson, Texas; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Teresa and Ramon Alvarez of Zapotlanejo, Mexico; sister-in-law, Rosa Alvarez and brother-in-law, Alejandro Alvarez both of Zapotlanejo, Mexico.
She was preceded in death by her grandfather, Fernando Olivares.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, May 31, 2013 at St. Michael the Archangel Catholic Church, 652 Redbud Blvd. McKinney, Texas 75069.
The family will receive friends during a visitation on Thursday evening beginning at 6:00 p.m. with a Rosary Service beginning at 7:00 p.m., at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Funeral Home, Allen, Texas.
Interment will follow at Ridgeview Memorial Park, Allen, Texas