Yolanda Dean

February 5, 1971 - September 7, 2021

Yolanda Infante Dean, 50, faithful Christian, devoted wife and mother, caring daughter and sister and faithful friend, entered into eternal life on Tuesday evening, September 7, 2021. Always strong, she fought valiantly against the Covid virus for more than 6 weeks. Despite the best efforts of her physicians and nurses at Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, the damage inflicted was more than her body could overcome. Visitation: 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday, September 16, 2021, at PromiseLand San Marcos, 1650 Lime Kiln Rd, San Marcos, TX 78666 followed by a Celebration and Reflection of her life at 2 p.m A family committal will occur at a later date. Pallbearers: Caleb Dean, Dillon Dean, Seth Dean, Terry Denison, Abraham Garza, Elijah Garza, Danny Lopez and Isaiah Quintanilla. Yolanda Infante Dean was born on February 5, 1971 in Dallas, Texas, the 2nd of 3 children born to Ernesto Gomez Infante and the late Maria Elena Herrera Infante. Her family would relocate to South Texas where Yolanda would graduate from South Texas High School for Health Profession Mercedes. She would attend classes at University of Texas Pan-American and Austin Community College before receiving a B.S. in Biology and Master's degree from Texas State University in Interdisciplinary Studies: She would stay connected to the college, working almost twenty years as a Coordinator of Graduate Recruitment. Yolie enjoyed painting, running 5K races, and exercising with her coworkers. She was a master organizer. Everything had its place. She loved to sing in church and play her tambourine. She was so skilled at playing the tambourine that once after church a man came up and asked her if she had a masters degree in tambourining. Most of all she loved her God and always placed him first in her life. She loved people and wanted to know about every little detail of their life. She celebrated with you in victories and cried with you when life got hard. Her favorite TV show of all time was Little House on the Prairie. She would call Shannon her Charles Engles, whom she had had a crush on since she was just a little girl. She obviously had a vivid imagination also! She loved deeply, laughed loudly, and worshiped her Jesus whole heartedly. She was a loyal friend and companion. Survivors; husband and best friend, Shannon Dean; son, Isaiah Quintanilla; father, Ernesto Gomez Infante; siblings, Alejandro Infante and his wife Claudia, Magdalena "Magda" Infante Garza; step-sons, Caleb Dean, Seth Dean; many extended family members and friends with whom she made a lasting influence.