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Ivonne Richardson, wife of Mike Richardson - 72, passed away on July 30, 2009 (obituary below). Please drop Mike a note of condolence if you would like to do so.

A Requiem Mass will be celebrated for Ivonne Patricia Richardson, 50, of Tyler, on Monday, Aug. 3, 2009, at 10 a.m. at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Dallas with the Rev. Anthony Ruiz officiating.

Mrs. Richardson passed away on July 30, 2009, at Hospice of East Texas in Tyler.

She was born March 1, 1959, in Tela, Honduras, to Robert and Gloria Dabdoub Ruiz. Mrs. Richardson was a registered invasive cardiovascular technician at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas.

Mrs. Richardson was preceded in death by her father. She is survived by a loving family including her husband of 25 years, Mike Richardson; two sons, Travis Richardson and Shane Richardson; a daughter, Megan Richardson; her mother, Gloria Ruiz; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Herb and Joann Richardson; sister, Gloria A. "Suzy" Carcamo; brothers-in-law, Brady Richardson and Wayne Richardson; sister-in-law, Linda Richardson; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Visitation is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 1, 2009, from 4 to 6 p.m. at Stewart Family Funeral Home, 7525 Old Jacksonville Highway in Tyler.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Hospice of East Texas Foundation, 4111 University Blvd., Tyler, 75701.
Published in the Tyler Morning Telegraph on 8/1/2009