Leona Velázquez
Leona Velázquez | |
|---|---|
| Born | Leona Carol Walker September 1964 (age 60) Walker Ranch, McKinney, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Leona Hernández[fn 1] |
| Spouse(s) | Jorge Hernández (m. 1981; div. 2000) Manuel Velázquez (m. 2023) |
Leona Carol Velázquez (née Walker; born September 1964) is an American former nurse and rancher. She is the maternal aunt of Drake Walker, Duke of Valtoria and Savannah Beaumont, Duchess of Ramsford, the sister of Bianca Walker and the sister-in-law of the late Jackson Walker.
Personal life and marriage
Leona was born Leona Carol Walker in September 1964. She has a younger sister, Bianca Walker. 16-year-old Leona married in 1981 to her high school sweetheart Jorge Gascón Hernández Martín[fn 2] (b. 1962), a first generation American whose parents came from Chihuahua, Mexico.[3] She has three adult sons: Ricardo (b. 1982), Tyler (b. 1985) and Kevin (b. 1989). Walker received an associate's degree from Collin College. She divorced Hernandez in 2000.[2] She has 3 grandchildren. Speculation about the Walker family came public in 2021 after Walker's nephew and niece, Drake and Savannah, married Cordonian nobility. Walker has lived a private life and when contacted in 2021, she declined to answer questions. She currently lives on the Walker Ranch in McKinney, Texas. In 2023 she married Manuel Diego Velázquez Alatorre[fn 3] (b. 1963) in a private ceremony.[4]
Notes
- ↑ Leona changed her name upon marriage to Leona Hernandez according to a 1990 United States census record.[1] She reverted back to her maiden name after her divorce in 2000.[2]
- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Hernández and the second or maternal family name is Martín.
- ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Velázquez and the second or maternal family name is Alatorre.
References
- ↑ 1990 U.S. census, Collin County, Texas. p. 328.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "In the Matter of the Joint Petition for Divorce of: Leona Carol Hernandez and Jorge Gascon Hernandez". UniCourt. District Court of Texas, County of Collin. Retrieved 25 April 2022.
- ↑ Collin County, Texas, Marriage Indexes, 1907-1995. Ancestry, 1997-2018, www.ancestry.com.
- ↑ "Wedding Announcements: Leona Carol Walker and Manuel Diego Velázquez Alatorre", McKinney Tribune p. 2. Published 29 September 2023.