13 things about Dallas, Texas native Maria Armendarez

Maria Evangelina Lazo Armendarez Barrientos was a native of Dallas, Texas, United States. She and Albert Armendarez divorced after having four children together namely Cynthia Armendarez, Mario Albert Armendarez, Esmeralda Armendarez and Robert Armendarez.

Cynthia married Freddie Gradias. Mario married Evelyn Lee Villalpando.

BIOGRAPHY

Born and raised in Dallas, Maria is the first child of Tomas Lazo Sr. and Carmen Martinez Lazo. Maria is Reynaldo Martinez‘s niece.

Maria enjoyed gardening and home decorating and spent most of her years as a homemaker caring for her family. She was a great cook and she had impeccable taste in fashion.

Later in life, Maria worked as a home health aide caring for the elderly. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She has five sisters namely Margarita Lazo Juarez, Beatrice Lazo Perez, Minerva Lazo Gomez, Carmen Therese Lazo and Esperanza Lazo Brown.
2. She has two brothers namely Tomas Lazo Jr. and Tom Banda.
3. In February 1960, she married Albert.
4. In 1962, she gave birth to Cynthia and Mario.
5. In 1964, she gave birth to Esmeralda.
6. In 1965, she gave birth to Robert.
7. On June 12, 1993, her father died in Dallas at the age of 79.
8. On October 27, 2001, her daughter Esmeralda married Thomas Paul “Tom” Upton in Dallas.
9. In 2004, she married Manuel Barrientos.
10. On January 26, 2011, her first husband Albert died at the age of 70.
11. On August 27, 2013, her mother died in Irving, Texas at the age of 100.
12. On January 22, 2019, she turned 83.
13. On November 24, 2019, she died in Dunvanville, Dallas County, Texas.