Alicia R. Chacón, the first woman elected El Paso County Judge, was remembered at her funeral as a trailblazer who fought for Hispanic rights and left a lasting legacy.
“She devoted her life to meaningful service,” Father Arturo J. Bañuelas said at her funeral Mass. “She gave us hope for a better future for our area. God gave us Alicia at the right moment in history. At a time when Hispanics struggled being respected, appreciated, and were treated as second class citizens, she was our voice, our advocate.”
The funeral Mass and burial were attended by nearly a hundred people, including family, friends, and prominent El Pasoans, including former state Sen. Jose Rodriguez, former El Paso District Attorney and U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas Jaime Esparza, and former and current city representatives, county officials and Ysleta school board members…