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Portrait of Pauline Atkinson
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Pauline Atkinson

January 24, 1930 – September 22, 2025
Lived 95 years
La Leona Atkinson Family · Rio Hondo, Texas
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Pauline Atkinson, 95 yrs old, passed away on Monday, September 22, 2025, at Windsor Atrium Nursing Home in San Benito, TX.

Pauline was born on January 24, 1930 to Manuel and Elena R. Atkinson in Rio Hondo, TX. She never married, or had children. She helped take care of numerous nephews and nieces, which she loved very much. She was a devoted Jehovah's Witness throughout her lite.

She was preceded in death by her parents Manuel and Elena R. Atkinson, brother Richard Atkinson, brother Epimenio Atkinson, sister Manuela Villarreal, sister Esther Perales, sister Susie Garza, and her beloved nephew Mitchell Wayne Daniels.

She is survived by her sister Mary Atkinson, her niece which she considered her daughter, April Kay (Rene) Cortez, nephew Christopher Rene (Grecia) Cortez, nephew Tyler Cortez, niece Victoria Cortez, and many more nephews and nieces.

Our family would like to extend our heartfelt thank you to all of the staff that assisted with the care of our beloved, Pauline Atkinson, at Windsor Atrium Nursing Home in San Benito, TX. Thank you for all your hard work and dedication that you give each and every day. Visitation will be held on Thursday September 25, 2025, from 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. with a discussion at

7:00 p.m. at Thomae-Garza Funeral Home in San Benito, TX.

A Chapel Service will be held on Friday, September 26, 2025, at 3:00 pm at Thomae-Garza Funeral Home.

Interment will follow at La Leona Atkinson Family Cemetery in Rio Hondo, Texas.

Pallbearers will be her nephews, Christopher Rene Cortez, Tyler Cortez, Robert Glenn Atkinson, Blas Perales, JD Perales, and Marco Perales.

You may sign the online book, light a remembrance candle, or send words of comfort to Pauline Atkinson family at www.thomaegarza.com

The arrangements are entrusted to Thomae-Garza Funeral Home and Crematorium, 395 S. Same Houston, San Benito, TX (956) 399-1331.

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1930
Born January 24
1939
Pauline was 9 when "Gone with the Wind" premiered in Atlanta
1945
Pauline was 15 when the war in Europe ended on V-E Day
1955
Pauline was 25 when the Salk polio vaccine was declared safe and effective
1961
Pauline was 31 when NASA picked Houston for its Manned Spacecraft Center
1971
Pauline was 41 when Walt Disney World opened in Florida
1981
Pauline was 51 when MTV began broadcasting
1994
Pauline was 64 when "Friends" premiered
2004
Pauline was 74 when Facebook was launched
2015
Pauline was 85 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2023
Pauline was 93 when SpaceX launched Starship for the first time from South Texas
2025
Passed away September 22, age 95
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Rest In Peace💐

Thank you Pauline for raising me and my 2 older brothers. I'll always remember your warm smile, the love you’ve shared with everyone. Welcoming me and the boys home from school then preparing lunch for us. Your love and kindness was rare in this world. I love and miss you so much... rest in peace little blue bird.♥️🕊️

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