GUADALUPE N. GARZA
SAN JUAN – Guadalupe N. Garza died Sunday, Christmas Day, at the age of 73 years.
Guadalupe was born in Pharr and lived most of his life in San Juan, after spending his childhood in Chicago, Illinois.
Guadalupe was preceded in death his parents, Tirso Garza and Guadalupe C. Garza, as well as by four brothers, Rogelio Garza, Adalberto Garza, Abel Garza and Javier Garza.
Guadalupe is survived by his wife of 55 years, Maria A. Garza, and his children, Tirso (Elizabeth) Garza, and Rogelio (Cassandra) Garza, all of San Juan, and Gilda (Jose L.) Garza of Pharr. He is also survived by his beloved grandchildren, Jennifer (Erick) Martinez, Mark (Cristina) Garza, Nicholas T. Garza, Alyssa N. Garza, Tiffani A. Garza, Roy Garza, Jr., Ryan Garza, and Clarissa C. Garza, as well as five great grandchildren, Hannah M. Martinez, Addisyn R. Martinez, Matthew T. Garza, Kaitlynn A. Martinez, and Mason A. Garza. He is also survived by three brothers, Benito H. Garza, Jose Garza, both of Pharr, and Ramiro A. Garza, of Chicago, Illinois, and three sisters, Lydia Vasquez, of San Juan, and Elva Mora and Mary Casasola, both of Pharr, as well as numerous nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers will be Rogelio Garza, Mark A. Garza, Rick Garza, Ben Garza, Nicholas T. Garza and Arturo De Leon. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ryan Garza, Erick Martinez, Roy Garza, Jr., and Rudy Garza.
Guadalupe was the rock of the Garza Family. His passions were spending weekends playing baseball with his grandchildren, and great grandchildren as well as joking around with them. His other passions were watching the Cubs games with his sons and grandsons. We are glad he was able to see them win the World Series, GO CUBS GO.
Visitation of our beloved father, grandfather and great grandfather will be held from 5 to 9 with a 7 p.m. rosary today, December 29, 2016, at Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan. Funeral Service will take place at 10 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2016 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Parish in San Juan. Interment will follow at Palm Valley Memorial Gardens in Pharr.
Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in San Juan.