Theodore Cesar Villanueva

THEODORE CESAR VILLANUEVA VICTORIA/EDINBURG – Theodore Cesar Villanueva, 23, died Thursday, July 23, 2015, at University Hospital in San Antonio. Born in Edinburg, he was a graduate of Edinburg High School and was a student at UTPA and STC. He is preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, Marcelina and Magdaleno Villanueva; and maternal grandfather, Theodoro Schabert. Theodore is survived by his parents, Elizabeth Villanueva, of Victoria, Jesus Villanueva, of Edinburg; two brothers, Itamar (Kelly) Villanueva, of Raleigh, North Carolina, Jesse (Connie) Villanueva Jr., of Edinburg; a sister, Lenice Villanueva, of Edinburg; and maternal grandmother, Mathilde Soares, of Dallas. He was a loving son, grandson, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin and friend. Visitation will be held from 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2015, at Memorial Funeral Home, 208 East Canton in Edinburg. Funeral service will take place at 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at Memorial Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow at Val Verde Memorial Gardens in Donna. Funeral services are under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home in Edinburg.