MONICA MARIE CADENA, AGE 46 PEACEFULLY WENT TO HER HEAVENLY HOME ON THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2024 SURROUNDED BY LOVED ONES, AFTER A LONG BATTLE WITH CANCER.

MONICA WAS BORN ON 3/1/77 IN HARLINGEN TEXAS. WHEN THE FAMILY LATER MOVED TO SAN ANTONIO, SHE ATTENDED GARNER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND LATER GRADUATED FROM MADISON HIGH SCHOOL. SHE ALSO ATTENDED SAM HOUSTON STATE IN HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS.

MONICA FOUGHT HER ILLNESS WITH GRACE AND DIGNITY. HER STRENGTH OF SPIRIT CAME FROM HER FAITH AND LOVE OF GOD. HER STRENGTH ALSO CAME FROM HER CHILDREN WHOM SHE LOVED WITH ALL HER HEART AND SOUL.

MONICA WAS AN ARTIST AT HEART. SHE LOVED TO PAINT AND WAS ALSO A PRETTY GREAT POET. SHE LEFT A FEW JOURNALS BEHIND WITH BEAUTIFUL POETRY. HER PASSION FOR ANIMALS, ESPECIALLY DOGS WAS A BEAUTIFUL SIDE OF HER. HER LOVES WERE THE OCEAN, THE SUN, HER MUSIC AND MOST OF ALL HER CHILDREN.

MONICA IS SURVIVED BY HER PARENTS GLORIA BAUERNFEIND (KURT) WILLIAM T. CADENA (GAYLE). HER CHILDREN LUCIA MARIE GUTIERREZ, AND EVAN CADILLAC JOHNSON.. HER SIBLINGS WILLIAM T. CADENA II, DANIEL ANTHONY CADENA, (ANNA) , MICHAEL COY CADENA (ERIN), AMY WILLIS (KEVIN), AND ADAM BAUERNFEIND. HER 11 NIECES AND NEPHEWS. SHE IS PREDECEASED BY HER GRANDPARENTS WILLIAM AND CARMEN CADENA AND JULIO AND EVA GONZALEZ.

SHE IS ALSO SURVIVED BY THE FATHERS OF HER CHILDREN ROY GUTIERREZ AND RON JOHNSON.

MONICA LEAVES BEHIND A LEGACY OF KINDNESS AND LOVE FOR ALL THAT WILL LIVE IN OUR HEARTS FOREVER.

MEMORIALS MAY BE GIVEN TO CAMP KESEM, A CAMP FOR CHILDREN WHOSE PARENTS
HAVE CANCER. ( EVAN HAS ENJOYED THIS FREE CAMP FOR YEARS )
MAIL TO:
CAMP KESEM
440 N. BARRANCA AVENUE #2273
COVINA CALIFORNIA 91723
OR DONATE ONLINE AT WWW.KESEM.ORG
YOU MAY STATE THAT YOU ARE SUPPORTING THE CAMP AT
UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS - AUSTIN

THE FAMILY WISHES TO EXTEND THANKS TO
AADI HOME HEALTH & HOSPICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS,
DR. DELIA QUISENBERRY, MD, AND EVA (HER NURSE)
DR. AJAY SEHGAL AND HIS STAFF (JESSICA)
COASTAL BEND CANCER CENTER
DR, DEBASISH TRIPATHY, MD
MD ANDERSON, HOUSTON TEXAS
AND A SPECIAL THANK YOU TO ANNA CADENA FOR HER LOVE AND CARE FOR HER SISTER.

A private remembrance event will be held by her family and close friends.