SMILEY– Irene Pompa Maldonado, 92, of Smiley, Texas, passed away on August 6, 2025. Irene was born on October 23, 1932, to parents Jeremiah Pompa and Gorgania Madrid Pompa, in Pilgrim, Texas.
Irene was like a mother to Susan Pompa. She was a humble, sweet, kind, introvert, very independent and proper person. She was an old school kind of a person and helped others with no hesitation. She was a parishioner at St Philip Benizi Catholic Church-Smiley and very passionate with her faith. She would go to church regularly and volunteer to help the church in any way.
She is survived by niece/daughter, Susan Pompa and numerous nieces and nephews.
Irene is preceded in death by her parents; Jeremiah Pompa and Gorgania Madrid Pompa; her husband: Saturnino Maldonado; brothers: Pascual Pompa, E.M. Pompa and sisters: Isabel Pompa Peña, Hermenia Ortega and Anita Gonzales.
Visitation will be Monday, August 11, 2025, 9:00am -10:30am at St Philip Benizi Mission, Smiley Texas followed by Rosary at 10:30am and continue with Funeral Mass at 11:00am.
Interment will be at the Burriola Cemetery-Smiley.
In the lieu of flowers, please contribute to St Philip Benizi Mission-Smiley.