Silvia Hernandez

Silvia was born November 15th, 1961 in Valle Hermoso, Tamaulipas (MX). She was the daughter to Margarito and Dolores Hernandez. Silvia and her nine siblings were moved to Brownsville Texas, where she met her first husband Jorge Vela Sr. They fell in love and married at the age of 20 & 21. Soon after, she gave birth to her first born, Jorge Vela Jr. Eventually her little family made their way to Twin Falls, Idaho to reunite with her parents and siblings. Silvia was very grateful for the opportunity to get an education. She graduated high school, and completed her Associates Degree in Child Development/Education at the College of Southern Idaho. She then started working as a preschool teacher at the Migrant Seasonal Head-start, where she completed 24 years before she retired due to her illness. Anyone who knew Silvia knows that she was very passionate about her job, she loved children. She always had a smile on her face. Silvia loved to dance in her younger days. She made many of her memories attending local dances and concerts here in the Magic Valley. Silvia enjoyed spending time with her family, especially her grandchildren. Silvia is survived by her siblings Maria Hernandez, Mauricio Hernandez, Taide Hernandez, Arturo Hernandez (Tina Hernandez), Margarita Hernandez (Rosendo Mireles), Cande Miller (Wesley Miller), Gloria Wardrip, Yolanda Phillips (Joel Phillips) and her four children Jorge Vela Jr, Samuel Vela, Belinda Vela (Christian Gonzalez) and Blanca Vela (Enrique Ramirez).