Maria Rosa âLa Gueraâ Baeza, a lifelong resident of Marfa, Texas, was called to her heavenly home on Dec. 17, 2020. She was 76 years old. Maria was born Nov. 8, 1944, in Marfa to Bartolo and Concha Villanueva.
On Nov. 27, 1963, she married her one true love, Manuel âBeerâ Baeza, Jr., and lived her life as a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and aunt, and a friend to all. Throughout their 57 years of marriage, they had five children, David and Lorena (daughter) Beatty, Miguel and Martha (daughter) Carrillo, Victoria Sanchez (daughter), Sammy and Rosemary (daughter) Jimenez, and her son, Mayor Manuel Baeza III, eight grandchildren, and 13 great grandchildren.