OBIT – Ignacio Moreno Jr.

MISSION – Ignacio Moreno Jr., 61, passed away on Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018, at Memorial Hermann Hospital in Houston.

Mr. Moreno was a city code inspector throughout the Rio Grande Valley for over 20 years. He served as a VBOA board member in various positions, including president.

Survivors include his wife, of 45 years, Alma Vela Moreno; mother, Ernestina Ramirez-Moreno; children, Melva Moreno Sandoval, Ignacio Moreno III, Marisa Moreno, Cristina Moreno and Christopher Moreno; siblings, David Moreno and Melva Flores; and six grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, Ignacio Moreno Sr.

A funeral mass was held on Oct. 8, at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Mission. Burial followed at Valley Memorial Gardens Cemetery in McAllen.