Jolie (Yolanda) Lary age 82 of San Antonio, TX entered into the Kingdom Of Heaven on March 29, 2019. She passed away peacefully in her sleep after a lengthy illness.  She was an accomplished woman having earned 2 Associates Degrees in Language and Criminal Justice from San Antonio College. Her BA was in Psychology from the University of Maryland and her Masters was in Education (Psychology Counseling) from Boston University. Amongst the many positions she held throughout her career were teaching Spanish and English to the Military, working for Child Protective Services in Virginia and Bexar County, Alaska Parole Officer and Bexar County Probation Officer. Mrs. Lary also held the position of Pretrial Services Officer in San Jose, California and for Judge Mary Roman in Bexar County. She taught Special Education in Korea and was a Contractor for the CIA in Washington DC.

Mrs. Lary was preceded in death by her beautiful grandmother Maria V Perales, her loving parents Adan and Amelia Gonzales and her beloved brother Gilbert Roland Gonzales.

She is survived by her devoted husband of 44 years Albert Lary, her children Dana Gonzales (Gilbert), Jerry Garcia, Cynthia Dawn, Elizabeth Portillo (Manual), Vivian Smith (Scott Ferguson) and Sergio Lary, 16 grandchildren and 21 great-grandchildren.

Jolie is remembered by her family as kind, gentle, loving and compassionate.  She loved her family unconditionally and treated everyone with dignity and respect. Throughout her illness she was brave, courageous, positive, optimistic and always looked to the future, up until her final days.  Her passing is a tremendous loss as the family Matriarch.  She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

FUNERAL SERVICES

Graveside Services and Interment

Tuesday, April 2, 2019

Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery

9:15 A.M.

1520 Harry Wurzbach

*Friends and family may begin to gather

at the cemetery beginning at 8:45 A.M.