Juanita "Janie" Chavez De La Paz, age 68, entered into eternal rest on Monday, October 9, 2023, in Del Rio, Texas. Juanita was born June 20, 1955, in Del Rio, Texas.

Preceding her in death is her father, Sotero L. Chavez; her mother, Maria de los Angeles Chavez Castillo; her brothers, Manuel C. Chavez; Rolando C. Chavez; her sisters, Maria Guadalupe Martinez; Maria del Socorro Ponce; her brothers-in-law Ramon Ponce and Jose Enrique Rivera; nieces, Maria del Rosario Rivera, Anabel Ponce. Also preceding her in death by both maternal and paternal grandparents.

She is survived by her daughter Monica Rodriguez (Emanuel), grandson, Ezra Emanuel Rodriguez; brother, Gilberto C. Chavez (Rosa); sister, Maria del Rosario Rivera; bother-in-law Arturo S. Martinez (Juanita); nieces, Maria Carolina Martinez (Pedro Garcia), Maria Dolores Rivera-Delgado (Juan Parra), Dr. Dora Elia Salinas (Miguel), Dr. Amanda B. Chavez, Felicitas Newsome (Robert), Maria de los Angeles Ponce, Maria Trinidad Tijerina (Homero), Ruby Saavedra (Carlos), Rosa Maria Gonzalez (Francisco); nephews Juan Gabriel Garcia (Anabel), Fransisco C. Martinez, Arturo Martinez Jr.(Carmen Clay), Gilberto B. Chavez Jr.(Pam Williams), Manuel B. Chavez (Wendy), Ruben B. Chavez, Ramon Ponce Jr. (Cynthia), David Ponce, and Rolando Chavez; grand-nieces Hannah R. Martinez, Amanda A. Rivera-Delgado, Kassandra A. Rivera-Delgado, Estela Salinas, Jasmine Dimas, Jacqueline Tijerina, Alexia Tijerina, Mia Tijerina, Viviana Saavedra, Julianna Chavez, Elisa Chavez, Jessica Losoya, Lluvia Aranda; grand-nephews, Angelo Newsome, Carlos Saavedra Jr., Fransisco Gonzalez, Manuel Chavez, Noah Chavez, Gabriel Chavez, Ruben Chavez Jr., Tristan Chavez; along with numerous great grand-nieces and nephews.

Janie loved working with pre-school and special needs children; she spent 34 years working in education until her retirement in January of 2016. She worked part-time selling Avon, received Avon's Presidential Awards on several occasions. She loved selling Avon and made friends from her clientele. She spent her last years, enjoying her life; she loved to partake in a Bunco group, loved playing loteria with her family, loved fried chicken, enjoyed watching novelas, enjoyed traveling, but most of all, she enjoyed spending time with family.

We will be forever grateful for all the time that she invested into making meaningful memories, from taking us on vacations to California, Utah, Idaho to standing in line, at 5:00 am or earlier, at Buena Vista so that we could get that one particular teacher. She taught some of us how to drive in big cities and not fear getting lost in shady places to encouraging us to continue our own personal growth and education. She encouraged us to be honest, love what we did, and do what we loved with passion. This showed in her cooking, she did not like cooking, but she loved us and cooked for us with passion. She taught us that Elvis is The King and each of his songs is a representation of a memory we cherish.

Janie, you will be forever missed and loved.

The visitation will be held on Friday, October 13, 2023 from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM; recitation of the Holy Rosary at 6:00 PM at Sunset Memorial Oaks Funeral Home.

The Mass of Christian burial will be held on Saturday, October 14, 2023 at 10:00 AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church.

Gentlemen with the honor of Pallbearers: Emanuel Rodriguez, Arturo C. Martinez, Francisco C. Martinez, Manuel B. Chavez, Ruben B. Chavez, and David Ponce; Honorary Pallbearers: Pedro Garcia, Miguel A. Salinas, Ramon Ponce, Jr. and Gilberto B. Chavez

The interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Oaks Cemetery.