Silvia Mistrot Money

Silvia Mistrot Money, 72, passed away on April 22, 2016, at Plano Presbyterian Hospital surrounded by her husband, daughters, and family, following a four-month hospitalization. She was diagnosed with Chronic Hypersensitivity Pneumonitis in late November 2015, but due to a misdiagnosis her lung disease progressed too rapidly, and she did not respond to treatment. Silvia was born in Bainbridge, Georgia, the closest hospital to her childhood hometown, Marianna, Georgia to Wilfred and Sybil Mistrot. Silvia and Sam were blessed with two daughters, Stephanie Theresa Money, 44 and Nicole Elizabeth Taquino, 40. Silvia was survived by her three grandchildren, Katarina Nicole Lees, 8, Christopher Cade Taquino, 6, and Madeline Sofia Taquino, 3, son-in-law Corky Taquino, sister Cathy Pool and brother Ken Mistrot. Silvia was preceded in death by her parents, and brothers Gerard Deheppe and Randy Mistrot. Silvia attended beauty school at age 16, to avoid "having to pick cotton." After high school, she went to Michigan for a short time, moved to New Orleans and lived in the French Quarter where she earned the nickname "Wild Sil." She moved to Dallas, and met Sam, a U.S. Army Soldier on weekend pass. She married Samuel Louis Money on June 27, 1970, at Holy Trinity in Dallas, Texas. They relocated to Houston, where she worked for EXXON Oil, moved to Lawrenceville, Georgia where she worked as an instructor for State of Georgia College, next for the family was Edmond, Oklahoma where she worked for Sun Oil and then with her husband and daughter at Foley's department store. They returned home to Dallas in 1992, where Silvia then worked at Plano Federal Washington Mortgage until her retirement. She spent her retirement in every grandmother's dream, taking care of her two grandchildren, Cade and Madeline Taquino. Silvia spent her life creating the most caring, happy and healthy environment for her family. Working a full-time job and raising her children, she would always come home, cook the family dinner and spend time with her children. A cosmetologist by trade, she gave countless perms to her daughters, haircuts to her daughter's friends, her friends and family. Her enduring passion was reading, and from a young child her mother would say she always had "her head stuck in a book." Later in life, she began painting like her mother, and was extremely gifted in this art. She not only made good friends in her art classes, but this allowed her true passion to emerge, and she produced many truly beautiful paintings that will be treasured by her family. In late 2014, Silvia's oldest daughter moved back to Texas, and the last year and a half of Silvia's life was spent with family, grandchildren, the celebration of holidays together and family moments. Her sickness brought her sister, Cathy, to Dallas several times and while it was a sad time, it allowed new bonds to form with her nieces and their children. So many friends and family came to share this difficult time with Silvia and her family - it was a true blessing during this horrific time. To celebrate Silvia Mistrot Money's life, a memorial mass will be celebrated Friday, May 6, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Catholic Church, 2700 W Spring Creek Pkwy, Plano, Texas 75023 with a rosary one hour prior to the mass at 9:30 a.m.