Gloria Molina was born August 10, 1945 in Big Spring, Texas to the parentage of Froylon and Anita Lopez. She was the youngest of Ten children.
She married Delfino Molina in Coahoma, Texas in 1961 and began their family. They moved to Dallas in 1967. She was a homemaker until she began working at Sears for 10 years. In 1977 Delfino and Gloria parted ways and remained friends.
In 1989 she met her soul mate of 22 years, Rene Medina. They loved to make frequent trips across the border to get her favorite shrimp cocktails. She retired from DISD after 14 years of service.
Her spirit will live on through her 2 remaining sisters; Rosa Alverez and Margarita Pacheco, her children Luis, Ines, Adela, Emilio, Senaida and Fidel Lopez as well as 18 grandchildren and 11 great grandchildren.