Yolanda "Yaya" Ramirez

San Antonio/Weslaco- Yolanda “Yaya” R. Ramirez, 72, received her angel’s wings on January 18, 2023. 

Yaya, as her family and friends lovingly knew her, was born in Weslaco, Texas, on May 22, 1950, to the late Juan and Ponciana Reyna. 

She met her soulmate, Alexandre Ramirez, Jr. when they were teenagers, and the couple married in 1966. Alex joined the US Air Force, and he and Yolanda moved numerous times during his thirty-year career. Alex and Yaya were a perfect match, and he treated her like his queen from the moment he met her. Yaya lovingly cared for the needs at home and enjoyed a life of travel and adventure, which was necessary for the Air Force. After retiring from the US Air Force, Alex and Yolanda moved to San Antonio in 1997. 

Yolanda went to work for Steinmart, a job she loved for twenty years. Her outgoing personality and sense of style made her a natural success, and Yolanda met lifelong friends at work. 

Yolanda was an excellent baker, and her desserts were mouthwatering. She was a wonderful homemaker and kept an immaculately clean and organized home. 

Yolanda was a dedicated wife, sister, mother, and grandmother. She treasured her family and friends, embracing every moment with them. Yolanda was a proud military spouse who loved her country and her lord and savior, Jesus Christ. She and Alexandre remained close to their Rio Grande Valley family and hometown of Weslaco. They visited as often as they could. 

In addition to her parents, Yolanda was preceded in death by her sister, Thelma Reyna; and niece, Regina Lynne Valdez.

Yolanda is survived by her loving husband of 56 years, Alexandre Ramirez, Jr.; mother-in-law, Rosalva Cory; daughters and their husbands, Sylvia and Alan Boggess, and Denise and Juan Jose Leal; grandchildren, Alexandria Boggess, Christian Boggess, Alexandria Leal, Vivianna Leal, and Lourdes Leal; siblings, Guadalupe Bueno, Roberto Reyna, Juan Erasmo Reyna, Dalia Reyna, and Rosalinda Valdez (Ramiro); brother-in-law, Arnoldo Ramirez (Patricia); and many other family members and loved ones.