SAN ANTONIO – The family of Pauline Diaz is still searching for her after 14 long years.
Diaz went missing after leaving work on Dec. 7, 2010. Diaz’s daughters, Juanita Diaz and Paula Martinez, have saved money to offer a $25,000 reward for tips leading to finding their mother.
“Me and my sister have worked very hard to keep her case open,” Juanita said.
Diaz was last seen leaving her job at H-E-B on Goliad Road and Southeast Military Drive. Diaz’s truck was found 30 minutes away in Floresville near her estranged husband’s home.
Juanita and Paula told KSAT they were planning to help their mother get a restraining order against the husband on Dec. 8, but that never happened.
“We never made it there,” Paula said. “Dec. 7, right after she was leaving the parking lot, that was it, the last place she was seen alive.”
Pauline’s daughters said they just want to know what happened to their mother, especially since they’re told tips are still coming in.
“[The billboard] has brought a tip, and it has been forwarded to the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office recently,” Paula said. “That was because they saw the billboard.”
Juanita and Paula have worked to place billboards with their mother’s picture and contact information for tips around San Antonio and Floresville.
Despite newer tips, closure looks a little different for each of them.
“Closure for me will be the day I die,” Paula said. “I’m never going to be done grieving her.”
“To me, closure is that she’s alive and she does come back,” Juanita said. “But if she’s gone and someone’s done away with her, we will never get closure.”
If you have a tip about where Diaz could be, contact BCSO at 210-335-TIPS.