Despite five years of declining health, Margareta Villegas lived long enough to see two of her grandchildren dance at a Topeka Fiesta Mexicana with the Our Lady of Guadalupe Fiesta Dancers, which she founded and directed for decades.
Her son, Arnulfo “Arnold” Villegas II, said he would someday like to see his grandchildren on stage at a fiesta dancing with the troupe, which he now directs.