Quresha Zamir, 79, of Houston, Texas, passed away on Saturday, November 10, 2018 in Houston, Texas.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Zamir Ahmed Jilani; and one son-in-law, Asad Siddiqui.

She is survived by two loving sons: Dr. Asim Zamir, MD and Atif Zamir; four loving daughters: Rubina Quidwai, Samina Asad, Rahila Tayyabi, and Anila Zamir; one daughter-in-law, Javeria Zamir; four sisters: Safia Anjum, Zakia Subhani, Shaheed Jilani, and Shahnaz Nasri; three sons-in-law: Ishtiaq Quidwai, Athar Tayyabi, and Patrick Pacyga; and eleven grandchildren: Ehsen Tayyabi, Aymen Asad, Amman Siddiqui, Ali Tayyabi, Usman Tayyabi, Samia Quidwai, Amna Tayyabi, Affan Siddiqui, Maaz Zamir, Zara Zamir, and Samina Quidwai.

A memorial mass will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Thursday, November 15, 2018 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on 1914 Barnard Road in Brownsville, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, donations in memory of Quresha Zamir may be made to:  Friendship of Women, Inc., 95 E. Price Road, Bldg. C, Brownsville, TX 78521,  or to Cameron County Children’s Advocacy Centers, Inc. (Monica’s House & Maggie’s House) PO Box 2145, San Benito, Texas 78586,  (956) 361-3313. You may also donate online at: http://theriotechfox.net/Projects/childadvocacy/?page_id=29  or http://www.fowinc.com.

You may sign the online guestbook, light a remembrance candle, or send words of comfort to the family of Quresha Zamir at: www.garzamemorialfh.com .

Arrangements entrusted to the care of Garza Memorial Funeral Home, 1025 East Jackson Street, Brownsville, Texas, (956) 542-5511.