As the investigation of 38-year-old Granby resident Brenda Mendoza Reyes’s suspicious death continues one month after the incident, her family remembered her as a hardworking mother who prioritized her children.

“She always put my brother and I ahead of her,” said her son, Yoshua Mendoza. “We were her priority. Everything she worked for, everything was for us.”

Yoshua, 19, and his brother Otniel Giron, 21, are now under the care of their aunts, Brenda’s sisters. With funds raised via a GoFundMe, the family was able to hold a funeral and burial ceremony for her in Mexico.

Mendoza Reyes grew up in Chihuahua, Mexico, before moving to Colorado in her twenties. She worked as the house coordinator at the Wyndham WorldMark hotel in Granby. She was dedicated to both work and family, and wholeheartedly supported her sons’ career pursuits, said Yoshua, who is an aspiring culinary professional.

Mendoza Reyes was pronounced dead at 1:02 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 20, at Middle Park Health, according to Grand County Coroner Tawnya Bailey. An autopsy, including toxicology testing, is ongoing, and no additional information has been released since the CBI’s initial report.

According to a news release from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, law enforcement officials began investigating after a witness reported seeing two men place a woman’s body into a vehicle near the U.S. Forest Service Sulphur Ranger District Office on Ten Mile Drive in Granby at 12:05 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 20.

The witness then observed one of the men drive the woman across U.S. Highway 40 to Middle Park Health, the release stated. Officials said Mendoza Reyes had significant injuries.

No arrests have been reported and CBI has not released additional details about the ongoing investigation.