Enriqueta Fuentes Trejo de Avendaño was born on June 28, 1934, in Tasquillo, Hidalgo México. On June 18th 2015 her fight against cancer came to an end at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas. She died at the age of 80 due to renal failure and pneumonia. Her parents were Baldomero Fuentes Medina and Emerenciana Trejo Gonzalez. On December 18th, 1955 she married her long life husband of 50 years Dr. Reverend Carlos D. Avendaño Castro. They had 5 children, Areli E. Avendaño of Laredo Texas, Enrique Avendaño and wife, Daneen Avendaño of Peoria, Arizona, Carlos E. Avendaño and wife, Smirna Avendaño of Port Arthur, Texas, Jorge Avendaño of El Paso, Texas, and Efrain Avendaño of Port Arthur, Texas; 3 grandchildren, Tiffany Marshall, Aaron Zuniga, and Victoria Avendaño and 3 great-grandchildren, Adelle Zuniga, Neveah and Ayden Marshall. She was surpassed by her husband, Carlos and her son, Jorge, her brothers, Tomas and Cesar, and sisters, Elsa and Imelda.  Enriqueta Avendaño was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend.
Funeral Services will be held at Melancon’s Funeral Home, located at 1605 Avenue in Nederland, Texas.
Visitation will be Thursday, June 25th from 4:00PM to 7:00PM followed by the Services at 7:00 PM at the funeral home.
Details and registry available at Melancons.org.