Deborah Susan Prickett Morales

Debby was born May 5, 1960, in Warwick, RI. After valiantly fighting the battle of glioblastoma for the last year and a half, Debby entered into the presence of the Lord on December 23, 2024, at the Aurora House in Weslaco, TX. She was 64. Debby was born to John S. Prickett and Carolyn L. (Gardiner) Prickett. At one-month-old, the family moved to San Diego to her dad’s new Navy duty station, NAS North Island. In 1963, her dad transferred to NAS Moffett Field and the family moved to San Jose, CA where the remainder of Debby’s childhood was spent. Debby’s love of all things crafty showed early on. When she was in high school, she painted a giant five-foot daisy on one of her bedroom wall. It was beautiful. Debby sewed, painted, scrapbooked, created home decor, and quilted in her last decade. Debby attended D J Meyer Elementary, Fisher Middle School, and William C. Overfelt HS (1973-1977). She played alto saxophone in the WCO Marching and Concert Bands all 4 years of highschool, lettered in Women’s Varsity Swimming (MVP Sr. Yr), and played Women’s Varsity Soccer, and Women’s Track & Field for two years. Debby graduated Magna Cum Laude. Debby attended San Jose City College, the University of Texas PAN American, and South Texas Community College. To continue in her education, she took Spanish courses to turn her high school Spanish into working professional and conversational Spanish. When the glioblastoma affected Debby’s speech, she unexpectedly and humorously could still communicate fluently in Spanish. Debby always wanted to be involved in something; she was never lazy. When she was in highschool she had a part-time job at Taco Bell and always came home smelling like a taco. Debby worked at Sear Roebuck & Co. as a Human Resource Assistant, a secretary for the Montessori Academy of McAllen, TX, a jewelry and diamond specialist at Service Merchandise, a PE Instructor for Discovery School, a swimming instructor & Lifeguard for the McAllen Parks & Rec Dept., and Admin, HR, Customer Service and Marketing for Manpower, Admin. Asst. to the Plant Manager at the Rio Grande Snack Co/Frito-Lay. Finally, Debby worked for the Lower Rio Grande Valley Development Council (LRGVDC) as a temp at first but worked her way up to full-time hired receptionist, then HR – computerizing their personnel filing system among other duties, culminating as the Executive Secretary for the LRGVDC. Debby was loyal, humorous, feisty – as ANY friend would attest – adventurous, creative, a loving daughter, a devoted mother, a beloved sister, and a loyal friend. Debby found a tight community of friends at Southern Comfort in Weslaco, TX where she could regularly be found riding her giant trike while “walking” her poodle, Melanie. Debby will be missed for the rest of our lives. Debby is preceded in death by her father, John Prickett, and is survived by her mother, Carolyn Prickett, sons, Brandon Mendoza, Jerrod (Hyeseung Jang) Mendoza, Michael Mendoza, and one granddaughter, her brother, Tim (Addie) Prickett, her sister, Jennifer (Romeo) Evalle, many nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins from coast to coast and of course her sweet poodle Melanie Morales. A memorial service will be held to honor Debby’s life, Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 11am in the Hall of Southern Comfort RV Resort, 1501 S. Airport Dr., Weslaco, TX for those who knew and loved Debby. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to Aurora House Foundation, 2646 W. 18th St. Weslaco, TX 78596, Mailing Address: P.O. Box 976 Weslaco, TX 78599, or donate online: www.aurorahouse.org

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Deborah Susan Prickett Morales

December 23, 2024