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Maria R. Valenzuela
Maria R. Valenzuela, 70,
p a s s e d
away Monday, Dec. 6, 1999.
Visitation was held and a rosary
was recited on Thursday,
Dec. 9, 1999 in the Hernandez,
Lopez and Sons Northside
Chapels, 800 Boston St. at San
Bernardo Ave.
Funeral services will begin at
10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10,
1999 from the Hernandez,
Lopez and Sons Northside
Chapels. A holy Mass will be
celebrated at 11 a.m. at San
J o s e
Catholic Church.
Interment will then follow in
the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Hernandez, Lopez
and Sons Funeral Chapels, 800
Boston St. at San Bernardo
Ave., Laredo (956) 723-2979.
Paula V. Hernandez
Paula V. Hernandez, 63,
p a s s e d
away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 1999.
Visitation was held and a rosary
was recited on Thursday,
December 9, 1999 in the
Hernandez, Lopez and Sons
Southside Chapels, Loop 20 at
Zapata Highway.
Funeral services will begin at
8:15 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10,
1999 from the Hernandez,
Lopez and Sons Southside
Chapels. A holy Mass will be
celebrated at 8:30 a.m. at San
Vicente de Paul Catholic
Church.
Interment will then follow in
the Laredo City Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Hernandez, Lopez &
Sons Southside Chapels, Loop
20 at Zapata Highway, Laredo,
(956) 723-7599.
Maria S. Roycroft
Maria S. Roycroft, 78, passed
away Monday, Dec. 6, 1999.
Funeral services were held on
Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999 at 8 a.m.
from the Hernandez, Lopez and
Sons Northside Chapels, 800
Boston St. at San Bernardo Ave.
Holy Mass was celebrated at
8:30 a.m. at San Francisco
J a v i e r
Catholic Church.
Committal services and interment
were held in the Calvary
Catholic Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Jesus Factor,
Santiago Martinez, James
Roycroft, Antonio Roycroft, Joe
Baird, Mario Factor, Hector J.
Factor, and Juan Roycroft.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Hernandez, Lopez
and Sons Northside Chapels,
800 Boston St. at San Bernardo
Ave., Laredo, (956) 723-2979.
Roberto Sanchez
Roberto Sanchez, 88, passed
away Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999
at a local hospital.
A rosary was recited on Thursday,
Dec. 9, 1999 at 7 p.m at Joe
Jackson Heights Funeral Chapel,
719 Loring at Cortez. Visitation
was held from 5 to 10 p.m.
Funeral services will be held on
Friday, Dec. 10, 1999 at 8:40
a.m. from Joe Jackson Heights
Funeral Chapel, 719 Loring at
Cortez to Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Church for a holy
Mass at 9 a.m.
Interment will be at the family’s
plot in the Calvary Catholic
Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Joe Jackson Heights
Funeral Chapels, 719 Loring at
Cortez.
Juan R. Yguerabide
Juan R. Yguerabide, 89,
p a s s e d
away Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999 in
Laredo, TX. He was born in San
Luis Potosi, Mexico.
He is survived by his children,
Yolanda (Henry) Taylor, Dr. Juan
(Evangelina) Yguerabide, Irma
B. Gonzalez, Fred (Susana)
Yguerabide; sisters, Tomasa
(Jose) Torres and Rita Hinojosa;
five grandchildren; 14
great-grandchildren; nine great
great-grandchildren.
A private service will be held at
a later date.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Hillside Funeral
Home, Brad Jackson, Director.
Emma V. Torres
Emma V. Torres, 77, passed
away on Dec. 6, 1999 in Laredo,
TX.
A rosary was recited Wednesday,
Dec. 8, 1999 at 7 p.m. in
the Hillside Funeral Home
Chapel. Visitation was from 4 to
9 p.m.
Services will be held Thursday,
Dec. 9, 1999 at 8:30 a.m. from
Hillside Funeral Home, 310
Hillside Road, to Holy Redeemer
Church. Mass to begin at 9
a.m.
Interment will follow in the
family plot of the Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Hillside Funeral
Home, Brad Jackson, Director.
Dr. Roberto Cruz Perez
Our beloved husband, father,
grandfather, and brother, Roberto
Cruz Perez, age 66, of
Austin, passed away on Monday,
Dec. 6, 1999.
Dr. Perez attended Sacred
Heart Parochial School through
the 7th grade in San Beinto and
was an alter boy at St. Benedict’s
Catholic Church in San
Benito from age six until he
served in the military. He attended
St. Anthony’s Seminary
as a seminarian in San Antonio
for one year. He began his college
at St. Edward’s University
in Austin in 1952. He received a
BS in the field of eduation from
Texas A&I University in Kingsville,
TX. in 1959 and accepted
his first position with the
Brownsville ISD. He earned his
Master’s Degree in Eduation
Administration in 1974 from
Southwest Texas State
University and a Ph.D. in
Education Administration in
1981 from the University of
Texas at Austin.
He married his high school
sweetheart, Raquel, on June 24,
1956 in San Benito. Between
1956 and 1971, he and Raquel
became the proud parents, of
nine wonderful children.
Mr. Perez was always teaching,
supporting, entertaining and
serving as a role model for the
young and old. Whether as a
youth group leader, baseball
coach or church leader, he
made a difference in every life
he touched. He served as a
teacher, principal and superintedent
of schools. He was also a
consultant presenting
teacher training programs in the
Laredo School District, Roma
School District and Mathis
School District. Other school
districts in which he served
were Austin, Dallas, Terlingua
and Del Valle. He also served as
President of Del Valle Independent
School District.
Following his work with the
Texas Education Agency, Dr.
Perez moved to the Laredo area
to teach at Texas A&M International
University. Dr. Perez was
devoted to educating teachers
about how to better educate the
children of Texas. He empowered
the people he served by
encouraging and drawing out
the best of each of his students.
All children of Texas, and their
teachers have been blessed by
his contributions, dedication
and devotion. His goals and
dreams will continue in those
who were touched by him and
his marvelous works and devotion
to his wife, family, church
and community.
Dr. Perez was very involved
wiht Austin Interfaith, Dolores
Catholic Church Ministries and
Phi Delta Kappa at the
University of Texas. He was a
member of the Texas Association
of Secondary Principals,
the Knights of Columbus and
Montopolis Community Center
Incorporated. He was Assistant
Professor of Professional Programs
at Texas A&M International
University in Laredo
from 1994 until he was incapacitated
in 1998.
Dr. Perez was preceded in
death by his parents, Felix and
Maria del Pilar Perez, and a
brother, Ramiro Perez.
He is survived by his wife,
Raquel Leal Perez of Austin; his
daughters, Maria P. Lucio and
husband, Alfredo Lucio of Austin,
Maricela F. Treviño of Laredo,
Criselda Katerina Almaraz
and husband, Rodolfo
Alamaraz Jr., of Zapata; sons,
Robert L. Perez Jr., and wife,
Rosie Perez of Houston, Mario
H. Perez, Xavier E. Perez, Jose
O. Perez, David E. Perez and
wife, Irma Perez, all of Austin,
Marco A. Perez and wife, Leesa
Perez of Cleveland; sisters, Lucy
Perez, Mary Perez, Connie
Villarreal, all of Austin, Delfina
Isabell of Alabama, Rosie
Cosgrove of Blanco; brothers,
Felix Perez, Ricardo Perez,
Heriberto Perez, all of Austin;
25 grandchildren; one
great-grandchild.
Recitation of the rosary, will be
at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9,
1999 at the Angel Funeral
Home. Funeral Mass will be celebrated
at 10 a.m. Friday, Dec.
10, 1999 at Dolores Catholic
Church with Father John
Korcsmar, C.S.C., officiating.
Burial will follow in Assumption
Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, memorial
contributions may be made to
the Roberto C. Perez Memorial
Fund, c/o Department of Human
Resources, Del Valle ISD,
2407 Shapard Lane, Del Valle,
TX. 78617.
Arrangements by Angel Funeral
Home, Austin, TX., (512)
441-9738.
Julian Villanueva
Julian Villanueva, 75, passed
away Monday, Dec. 6, 1999.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday, Dec. 8, 1999 at 9:45
a.m. from the Hernandez,
Lopez and Sons Southside
Chapels. Holy Mass was celebrated
at 10 a.m. at San Vicente
de Paul Catholic Church.
Committal services and interment
were held in the Laredo
City Cemetery.
Pallbearers were Gerardo Jesus
Villanueva, Julian Villanueva,
Hector Villanueva, Eduardo
Villanueva, Andres Villanueva,
Fernando Aguilar, Eudelio
Rodriguez and Noe Roberto
Garcia.
Arrangements were under the
direction of Hernandez, Lopez
and Sons Southside Chapels,
Loop 20 and Zapata Highway,
Laredo (956) 723-7599.
Maria R. Valenzuela
Maria R. Valenzuela, 70, passed
away on Monday, Dec. 6, 1999
at a local hospital.
Visitation will be held on
Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999 from 3
to 9 p.m. with a rosary being recited
at 7 p.m. in the Hernandez
Lopez and Sons Northside
Chapels, 800 Boston St. at San
Bernardo Ave.
Funeral services will begin at
10:30 a.m. on Friday, Dec. 10,
1999 from the Hernandez Lopez
and Sons Northside Chapels.
Holy Mass will be celebrated at
11 a.m. at San Jose Catholic
Church.
Interment will then follow in
the Calvary Catholic Cemetery.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Hernandez, Lopez
and Sons Northside Chapels,
800 Boston St. at San Bernardo
Ave., Laredo, (956) 723-2979.
Mary Derby de Longoria
Mary Derby de Longoria, 83,
Passed away Wednesday, Dec.
8, 1999 at her residence in Nuevo
Laredo. She was born in Laredo.
She is survived by her husband,
A. Federico Longoria Theriot;
her children, A. Federico (Rosa)
Longoria Jr., Ricardo E. (Cheri)
Longoria, Cristina (Mike)
Moore, Patricia (Gilberto)
Gonzalez, Sara Shelby (Jorge)
Vasquez; 18 grandchildren;
four great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held Thursday,
Dec. 9, 1999 from 9 to 11
a.m. at the Funeraria Capillas
Vasquez , 3304 Obregon in
Nuevo Laredo, Tamps. Mexico.
Funeral procession will depart
at 11:10 a.m.
Funeral services will be held at
the Catedral del Espiritu Santo
on Thursday, Dec. 9, 1999 at
11:30 a.m.
Interment will be in the
Cemeterio Jardin de los
Angeles.
Arrangements are under the direction
of Funeraria Capillas
Vasquez, 3304 Obregon in Nuevo
Laredo, Tamps., Mexico.
