Dominga Leal Contreras

DOMINGA LEAL CONTRERAS

If Tears Could Build a Stairway

If tears could build a stairway,
and memories a lane,
I would walk right up to Heaven
and bring you back again.

No farewell words were spoken,
No time to say "Goodbye",
You were gone before I knew it,
and only God knows why.

My heart still aches with sadness,
and secret tears still flow,
What it meant to love you-
No one can ever know.

But now I know you want me
to mourn for you no more;
To remember all the happy times,
life still has much in store.

Since you'll never be forgotten,
I pledge to you today-
A hollowed place within my heart
is where you'll always stay.

SAN JUAN - Dominga Leal Contreras, 82, died Thursday, October 15, 2009 at her residence in San Juan.

She was born in Edinburg.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Macario Contreras; two brothers, Cosme Leal, Eusebio O. Gonzalez; and two sisters, Josefina Leal and Tomasa Leal Hernandez.

Mrs. Contreras is survived by ten children, Guadalupe Olvera of Mission, Ramona (Vicente) Villarreal, Margie (Ramon) Hernandez, both of San Juan, Macario Contreras, Jr., Adriana Morgan, both of Mississippi, Yolanda (Arthur) Contreras-Glynn of Albuquerque, New Mexico, Maria Elena (John) Mathis of Washington, Jessica Contreras, Norma Lopez, both of Houston, Texas and Janie (David) Contreras of Edinburg; 32 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; a brother, Juan (Guadalupe) Gonzalez of Edinburg; and a sister, Santos Leal of Michigan.

Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. with a 7 p.m. memorial service, today, October 17, 2009 at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.

Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.