It is with deep sorrow and regret that we announce the passing of our beloved Brianna Marie Chavez. Brianna, 25, entered into our Lord & Savior’s Heavenly arms on Tuesday, April 1, 2025. In Brianna’s short time on this earth, she accomplished so much and strived to discover her limits. Brianna loved to play the violin, going to concerts, spending time with friends, going shopping and her favorite color was pink. Above all, Brianna was a Child of God who loved her Lord Jesus Christ.
Brianna is preceded in death by her father, Bill Chavez; grandparents, Leonel M. Gonzalez, Lidia Zapata Gonzalez; aunt, Josefa Gwendolyn.
Brianna was a Harlingen resident; attended Casa Grande HeadStart, James Bowie Elementary, Coakley Middle School, Harlingen High School South, Upward Bound at TSTC and UTRGV in Edinburg where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree and graduated with the second-highest academic honor of Maga Cum Laude.
Brianna was a kindergarten teacher at Tony Gonzalez Elementary School in Santa Maria. She loved her career as an educator and was looking forward to returning to school in the summer to obtain her Master’s Degree through a scholarship that she earned.
Brianna will always be in the hearts of her family, and so many friends and loved ones. Her immediate family includes her mother, Diana Gonzalez, brother & sister-in-law, Brian & Karen Chavez, brother Jonathan Chavez, sister & brother-in-law, Wendy & Ricardo Cantu. Her niece, Ramayah R. Cantu, and nephew, Jeremiah E. Cantu; grandmother, Belinda L. Rodriguez; grandfather, Alberto Chavez. Sr.; step grandmother, Genoveva Gonzalez; aunts & uncles, Olga Gonzalez, Nasario Gonzalez, Leonel Gonzalez Jr., Juan Gonzalez, Alberto Chavez Jr. (Virginia), Hector Chavez (Becky), Andrea Hinojosa Garcia (Alonso), Anna Rocha, and Tina Gonzalez; many cousins, extended family & friends. Brianna’s beloved father, Bill Chavez, who passed in 2020 is honored and remembered at this time.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 3:00 pm – 9:00 pm with a Eulogy at 7:00 pm lead by Chaplin Mary Jane Guerrero of Cross Church, San Benito at Trinity Funeral Home in Harlingen.
A funeral chapel service will be held on Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 2:00 pm at Trinity Funeral Home.
Interment at Las Rusias Cemetery in Los Indios, Texas where Brianna will be laid to rest next to her dad.
Honored to serve as pallbearers will be her brothers, Brian Chavez, Jonathan Chavez, brother-in-law, Ricardo Cantu, uncles, Nasario Gonzalez, Leonel Gonzalez Jr., Johnny Gonzalez, Hector Chavez, & Alonso Garcia. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandfather, Alberto Chavez Sr. & Uncle, Alberto Chavez, Jr.
With deep love and remembrance, the family of Brianna M. Chavez has entrusted her funeral arrangements to Trinity Funeral Home, located at 1002 East Harrison, Harrison Avenue, Harlingen, TX 78550. You can contact us at (956) 364-2444 or visit us at www.trinityfunerals.com.
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