Ileana “Lana” Vasquez, 65 years old, of Laredo, TX passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 1st, 2026. Born on August 12, 1960, in Laredo, TX to Alejandro and America Vasquez, Ileana was an amazing and beloved team member at Walmart for 42 years and a devoted daughter, sister, aunt, great-aunt, cousin, and friend. She graduated from J.W. Nixon High School in 1978 and dedicated her life to being the best daughter to her mother.

Lana was known for her loving, caring, and nurturing personality, the goodness in her golden heart, her passion for helping others and her ability to attract all kinds of animals. She found extreme joy in visiting with family, enjoying and supporting every possible event of her great-nieces and great-nephews, and befriending animal friends. She had some deer in her backyard that she cared for with bags and bags of deer corn.

She was preceded in death by her father, Alejandro Vasquez and her grandparents.

Lana, as she was affectionately known, is survived by her loving mother, America, brother Bernie Vasquez, sister-in-law Olga Ortiz-Vasquez, nieces, Valerie C. Vasquez, Berlyn A. Vasquez-Torres, Marlene P. Vasquez, nephews, Bernardo Vasquez Jr., Jaime A. Vasquez, many aunts and uncles, numerous cousins, and many friends.

A very special thanks to all the physicians who gave our Lana the best care at Doctor’s Hospital during her stay there and the amazing nurses and staff. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to Dr. Rebecca Chavez, Dr. Olayinka O. Holt, and Dr. Reynaldo Godines.

Warm thanks to the physician team at the Mayo Clinic in Arizona for their dedication and extra special attention to our beloved Lana. We are eternally grateful to all our family and friends who prayed with us for her well-being and who have been by her side during her illness. An extra special thanks to the R. Castillo family for seeing Lana through this long and bumpy road. We love each and every one for being here with us.