OBIT – Samuel Vasquez

ALTON – Samuel Vasquez, 85, passed away on Friday, July 20, 2018, at his home in Alton.

Survivors include his children, Yolanda Gonzalez, Guillermo Vasquez, David Vasquez, Griselda Olvera, Samuel Vasquez Jr., Joel Vasquez, Ranulfo Vasquez, Olga Garza, Norma Vasquez, Jose Vasquez, Jorge Vasquez, Sylvia Montalvo and Nancy Peña; siblings, Julia Gonzalez, Eva Barrera, Sofia Aguillon, Aurelia Flores, Elena Garza, Margarita Nuñez and Luis Vasquez; and 55 grandchildren and 60 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucia Alcala Vasquez, and five siblings.

A funeral service was held on July 24 at the Iglesia Bautista Colonial in Palmview. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in McAllen.