Mercedes Gonzalez Nassar

Mercedes Gonzalez Nassar passed away peacefully at her home in Houston, Texas, Thursday, July 17, 2025. Born in Ciudad Guzmán, Jalisco, Mexico, Mercedes immigrated with her family to the United States at the age of 12, courageously forging a new life with her mother, sister, and brother. She proudly became a U.S. citizen in 1967, after marrying and having 7 boys, she was deeply proud and filled deep gratitude and commitment to the country in which became her home.

Mercedes was a devoted mother of her 7 sons, a grandmother, and great-grandmother whose greatest joy was her family. She is survived by her sons, Jorge and wife Traci, sone Tony and wife Katie, son Jaime and wife Candace, son Victor, son Cesar and wife Agota, son Hector, and her 7th son Carlos and wife Ana Maria. In addition she left behind ten grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren and also her twin Sister, Rosa Ruelas. To each of them, she was a constant source of strength, kindness, and unconditional love—a guiding presence whose legacy will echo for generations.

A lifelong learner and passionate educator embodying perseverance and grace, Mercedes earned her high school diploma while raising 7 boys and went on to complete her undergraduate degree at Southern Arkansas University. After completing her education, she worked helping migrants transition to work in the fields in Hope, Arkansas. Soon after, her journey led her from working as a translator in the oil and gas industry and then on to Houston Court system and eventually fulfilling her dream career as a teacher, teaching English and Spanish, where she inspired countless students with her gentle wisdom, unwavering encouragement, and her generous heart.

She dedicated herself to teaching English as a Second Language, helping newcomers navigate their own immigrant journeys—offering not only just language, but also support of hope and belonging.

In her spare time Mercedes enjoyed music and art, was a season ticket holder of MFAH, had all types of educational books and recordings. She also loved her flowers keeping active in her garden, exercising at the gym swimming pool. She had loved visiting with friends and her family members and had mentioned to her nieces that she would have loved to learn to ice skate and perhaps she would be able to when she makes it to heaven.

Mercedes also loved extremely her charity organization, in which she was a part serving in the Society of the Guadalupanas, a charitable religious associations organized by Mexican American Catholic women to venerate our Holy Mother Virgen Mary and provide leadership in social concerns and perform works of charity and fostering female development and leadership.