Roll Call Tribute

Published in Houston Chronicle on March 8, 2013

Amy Pacheco
Amy Janette Pacheco was born in Houston, Texas on May 16, 1994 toJuan Jesus Pacheco and Rosa Maria Pacheco. Amy was the second child born to this union.
Amy was a 2012 graduate from Cesar E. Chavez High School, Houston, Texas. Amy pursued her dream of higher education as well as joining the prestigious Corps of Cadets at Texas A&M University, Bryan College Station, Texas. She received multiple scholarships from various institutions highlighting her stellar attributes and great potential to achieve higher learning. She was pursuing a degree in Construction Science Engineering.
She had a smile that was virtually ever-present, contagious and a heart that was filled with giving, always seeking to make a difference. She was loved by everyone who crossed her path.
Amy leaves to mourn her parents Juan Jesus Pacheco and Rosa Maria Pacheco, two brothers Aaron Jonathan Pacheco (married to Gabriela E. Pacheco) and Andrew Jason Pacheco, a sister Ashley Jackey Pacheco;her maternal grandparents Isaias Santos and his wife Rosa Maria Santos;her paternal grandparents Gloria O. Hernandez and her husband Eduardo Hernandez; proceeded in death by her maternal grandmother, Rosalina Santos along with a number of aunts, uncles, a niece, nephew, cousins,and friends.
Family to receive friends 6 pm - 8 pm Friday, March 8, 2013 with a 6:30 pm prayer service at Bethel Taberbnacle, 1020 FM 1960 E, Houston, TX. Funeral service to be held 1:00 pm Saturday, March 9, 2013. Internment to follow at Calvary Hill Cemetery in Humble,TX.
"Dear Friends, you always followed my instructions when I was with you...Do everything without complaining and arguing so that no one can criticize you. Live clean, innocent lives as children of God, shining like bright lights in a world of crooked and perverse people. Hold firmly to the word of life...I will be proud that I did not run the race in vain and that my life was not useless. I will rejoice even if I lose my life , pouring it out like a liquid offering to God. I want all of you to share that joy. Yes, you should rejoice, and I will share your joy."
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From http://corps.tamu.edu/News/

It is with extreme sadness that I confirm the deaths of cadets Amy Pacheco '16 and Miguel Hernandez '16 today in a car accident in Houston. Both were members of the Corps of Cadets. Amy, a freshman Construction Science major, and Miguel, a freshman General Studies major, were both from Houston and were both in Company B-1 in the Corps of Cadets. Both were also members of the Darling Recruiting Company.

A third cadet, Francisco Campos ’16, was also involved in the accident and is currently being treated at Memorial Hospital in Houston. Francisco is a freshman Landscape Architecture major from Houston, a member of Company F-1 and also serves with the Darling Recruiting Company.

I want to offer my sincere condolences to the families of Amy and Miguel, as well as their friends and fellow cadets on their loss. We all stand together as Aggies today as we mourn the loss of two of our own. Amy and Miguel will be missed by all of us.

As an Aggie, I hope their families will take solace in knowing that Amy and Miguel will never be forgotten, and that the unique Aggie spirit of camaraderie that is such an integral part of being an Aggie and a member of the Corps of Cadets will hold fast for them in this very difficult time. May God bless Amy, Miguel, and Francisco and their families.

“We are the Aggies, the Aggies are we. True to each other, as Aggies can be.”