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Maria Elena Lucila Escudero Callens, known to everyone as Elena, passed away on August 11, 2014 at her home in Frisco, Texas. Elena was born on March 27, 1965 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She was the third daughter of the late Juan Manuel Escudero and the late Joan Marie Plowman Escudero. Elena grew up in Canada until the age of 12 when the family moved to Alicante, Spain. After completing high school, she attended Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah. It was there that she met her loving husband Ryan Callens. They were married on August 19, 1989 in Dallas, Texas. Ryan and Elena soon settled in the The Woodlands, Texas, where they lived for 15 years. In 2006 she and her family moved to Frisco, Texas. Elena was a homemaker, teacher to her children and talented artist. Elena was a true seeker of knowledge. She was an avid reader and lifelong student, taking piano lessons, French lessons and sailing lessons. Elena approached life with humor and her laughter was incredibly contagious. She loved her family with a fierce and protective passion and this made her a wonderful sister, mother and wife. Elena was incredibly loving and kind hearted and respectful to all people. She truly accepted every individual for who they were as a person and always expressed empathy and understanding. Ryan and Elena loved their children deeply and their home was always open to them. To send a flower arrangement to the family of Elena Callens, please click here to visit our Sympathy Store.

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Elena Callens

March 27, 1965 - August 11, 2014