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Portrait of Maria Delia Portillo

In loving memory

Maria Delia Portillo

March 25, 1948 – June 10, 2022

Lived 74 years

Houston, Texas

"Un ser humano, con mucha Fe y tenacidad"

Life story

Hondureña de Nacimiento

Americana de corazón. Hija de Carmen Portillo y Olaya Contreras. Fue la 3era de 7 Hermanos. En el Año de 1985 emigró a USA. Dejando a su esposo y sus hijos. Al quedar viuda un año después (1986) decide traer a sus 7 hijos.

Una persona que amo profundamente a su familia. En su paso por este mundo y al momento de su partida, dejo 7 hijos

17 Nietos y 6 Visnietos.

Pasatiempo favorito trabajar y viajar. Decidida,visionaria,Luchadora, Persistente.

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1948

Born March 25

1949

Maria was 1 when Gene Autry recorded "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

1955

Maria was 7 when Rosa Parks refused to give up her bus seat

1965

Maria was 17 when the Houston Astrodome opened

1971

Maria was 23 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida

1982

Maria was 34 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"

1997

Maria was 49 when "Titanic" opened in theaters

2000

Navidades

2007

Maria was 59 when the first iPhone went on sale

2010

Maria was 62 when Instagram was launched

2018

Cumpleaños 70

2019

Viajes Honduras

2020

Maria was 72 when SpaceX launched astronauts into orbit for the first time

2022

Passed away June 10, age 74

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