Alice Trevino Villarreal Ochoa Quintanilla, 106 years and 210 days old, was born July 19, 1919, and entered her eternal home on February 14, 2026.

A lifelong resident of the West University Village area in Houston, Texas, Alice was a devoted member of St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church. She gave all glory for her 106+ years of life to God. For years, when asked about her plans, Alice would smile and say, “I will be here until my Lord has my shack built in heaven.”

Born at home in  Nuevo Leon, Monterrey, Mexico, Alice immigrated with her family to Galveston, Texas. She is preceded in death by her parents, José Trevino and María Villarreal; her two husbands, Alex Ochoa and Manuel Quintanilla; and eight brothers and sisters. She leaves behind a host of family, neighbors, and friends who loved her dearly.

Alice worked for many years as a bookkeeper. She was married to Alex Ochoa for 25 years, a home builder and developer in Quail Valley. In 1958, he built the West University home where Alice lived until she was “forced to retire” at the age of 103. Retirement, for Alice, was not simply leaving a job—it was leaving the home she loved to be cared for by family and later in assisted living.

Although Alice had no children, she lived a life overflowing with adventure. She never turned down an invitation to go anywhere. She and Alex spent many years traveling and ballroom dancing. Alice loved to tell anyone who would listen about her more than one million air miles traveled and the countless corners of the United States she visited. After Alex passed, she met and married Manuel Quintanilla, with whom she shared 18 years of marriage. Manuel also loved to travel and dance. Among her most cherished memories were her two trips to the Holy Land, though she happily ventured anywhere a plane, boat, car, or even a horse‑drawn wagon would take her.

Alice remained in her beloved home until age 103 and drove herself to the grocery store and around her neighborhood until she was 97. Fiercely independent, she did not appreciate being told how she should live her life.

At age 104, someone asked Alice if she had anything left on her bucket list. After thinking for several minutes, she simply said, “No, I think I have done it all.” In 2023, she became the first pacemaker recipient at St. Luke’s Hospital over the age of 103—a moment she considered the beginning of her “retirement.”

Alice loved food and often joked that she would eat “whatever doesn’t eat me first.” She enjoyed nearly anything—as long as it came with a Diet Coke.

Alice leaves behind countless memories and a family forever marked by her spirit. Rest now, Alice, knowing you lived this life to the fullest. May you dance freely on the streets of gold.

A visitation will be from 2:00pm – 3:00pm on Thursday,  February 19, 2026 at the Crowder Funeral Home in La Marque.  Funeral service will follow at 3:00pm with Msgr James Anderson officiating.  A graveside service will be at 11:00am on Tuesday, February 24, 2026 at Houston National Cemetery in Houston, Texas.