Esperanza Debo

Esperanza (Hope) Debo of Goliad, Texas, passed away Saturday, April 5, 2025. Hope was born to Maria Cantu and Jose De Los Santos on June 16, 1949, in Cuero, Texas. She grew up in a humble home on the O'Connor Duke Ranch. She was a Vietnam veteran, having served in the US Navy as a hospital corpsman.

Family and friends will gather for visitation on Thursday, April 10, 2025 from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM, with the Holy Rosary to be prayed at 7:00 PM at Grace Funeral Home in Goliad, Texas. Funeral Mass will be Friday, April 11, 2025 at 10:00 AM at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Goliad. Lunch will follow the mass, before burial at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church Parish Hall. Burial will take place at 1:00 PM at San Antonio Cemetery in Fannin, Texas.

She is survived by her husband Michael Debo, her daughter Tina Marie Stocker (Brian), grandson Austin Olivarez, granddaughter Kiersten Stocker (Jason Blackwell), three great grandchildren: Noah, Novalee and Mia; godson Xavier Perez, sisters Eva Humphries (Jessie), and Carlotta Gonzales (David). She was preceded in death by her parents and her sister Estella Perez.

Her outdoor enjoyments included tennis, soccer, golf and running. She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, painting and cooking. She loved children and dogs, especially her little Jackson and Jasper, her four-legged grandsons.

Hope loved serving others. At Saint Louis King of France, she was a Eucharistic Minister, served on the Parish Council, led a Prayer Blanket Ministry and a Bereavement Ministry, taught Catechism, was a Scout leader and member of the Knights of Columbus Ladies Auxiliary and volunteered in many school activities and events.

Hope retired after 25 years as Manager at the IRS and earned the highest award for service and dedication.

She served Immaculate Conception Church as a Faith Formation/CCD teacher and as an officer in the Catholic Daughters. She was Post Adjutant for American Legion Post 193, President of the Goliad County Garden Club, and member of the Crafty Quilters.

Hope survived colon cancer but later succumbed to the effects of stage 4 breast cancer.

In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Immaculate Conception Church in Goliad, the Goliad County Garden Club, or the Goliad Senior Citizens Center. www.gracefuneralhome.net.