Irene Cirlos Medina Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Irene Cirlos Medina, 83, passed away on Friday, July 15, 2022 in North Richland Hills. She was born on July 4, 1939 in San Antonio, TX to her parents, Adolph Cirlos and Carmen Maldonado Cirlos. She worked as a cafeteria manager in the middle school. She graduated from Fox Tech High School in San Antonio. Member of the Pep Squad where she met her future husband, Henry Medina. They were married for 62 years. As an Army wife, she traveled the world with Henry, Kathy and Donnie. She was caught on camera shaking her fist at an East Berlin guard while standing on the West Berlin side of the Berlin Wall never thinking she could get in trouble. She swam in the Mediterranean Ocean, visited Austrian salt mines and visited where The Sound of Music was filmed, stood next to the Tower of Pisa and had great joy visiting the Vatican. Irene never met a stranger. When she worked as a Cafeteria Manager at Kitty Hawk Middle School in San Antonio, she secretly provided food to the students who couldn’t afford to eat. She got in trouble once because school leaders discovered she was sliding cookies under students’ trays when she thought they were having a bad day. During her mid-life crisis, she ran marathons, highlighted her hair, lost weight and rumor has it from very good sources (her sisters) that she threw her underwear at Elvis Presley while at one of his concerts in San Antonio. She loved Elvis Presley! Irene and Henry owned and operated a successful Mexican food restaurant, near their home, named after her son, Donnie, “Don’s Tasty Tacos.” She was so proud of its success and it was the homemade food, along with her smile, that kept customers going back. She will be missed tremendously but we take great joy in knowing she is whole, happy and laughing with her mom, dad, siblings and others, who went before her. SERVICES: A Funeral Mass will be held at 9:45 am on Tuesday, July 26 at St. Michaels Catholic Church, 3713 Harwood Road; Bedford, TX 76021, followed by a graveside service in the Dallas Fort Worth National Cemetery in Dallas. The family will receive friends on Monday, July 25, from 5:00-7:00 pm in the chapel at Lucas Funeral Home, 1321 Precinct Line Road; Hurst, TX 76053. Irene was preceded in death by her parents; son, Donald Medina; sisters, Mary Lou Gonzaba; brothers, Ray Cirlos, Gerald Cirlos, Thomas Cirlos, Antonio Cirlos, Robert Cirlos and Adolph Cirlos. She is survived by her husband, Henry Medina; daughter, Kathy Atwell; grandsons, Andrew Atwell & Kymberly and Tyler Atwell; great-granddaughter, Karoline Atwell; great-grandson, Leif Atwell; brothers, Roland Cirlos, John Gilbert Cirlos, Rayno Cirlos and sisters, Cindy Cirlos, Carmen Alice Cirlos, Vera Rosel, Shirley Denis, Rita Fernandez and Carol Ybarra. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Alzheimer's Association.

Irene Cirlos Medina

July 4, 1939 - July 15, 2022