Esperanza Adelina Torres

January 7, 1967 - November 11, 2009

On November 11, 2009, our mother went to be with her Lord. "LIna." as she was known to those closest to her, was an outgoing and loving mother of six children. She was born January 7, 1967 in Corpus Christi, Texas. She graduated in 1985 from Port Neches-Groves High School. LIna spent the past six years working for Jackson-Hewitt as a tax preparer and was a substitute teacher in the Port Arthur Independent School District. She is survived by her mother, Manuela Torres, of Groves, TX, and daughter Olivia and her husband Donnie Gravett, daughter Jacquelyn Gower, daughters Adelina and Madelyn LeBlanc, son and daughter Sean Dillon and Gabriela Yanez, her partner Ricardo Yanez, step children Eboni, Vanessa, Elijah, and Samantha Yanez. Lina was the proud grandmother to Kaylea, Gavin and Eliese Gravett, Desiree, Davin, Alexis and Ethan. She is also survived by her brother Richard Navarro and wife Debbie, sister Deborah Navarro, Lisa Torres, brother Ronald Navarro, brother, Arthur Canales Dwigans and brother Elias Torres, Juan Torres, Rudy Torres, Jr. and Rudolfo Vasges and many friends and relatives who loved her. Lina was preceded in death by her brother Danny Torres and her father Rudolfo Torres. For those wishing to assist the surviving younger children, accounts are set up at Orange savings Bank to account 1323252 and at Wells Fargo to account 5334628475 in the name of Olivia Gravett.