Roberto "Junior" Loeza, 28, was called into the gates of Heaven on May 25, 2012 in Charkh, Afghanistan. He proudly served his country in the U.S. Army with the rank of Staff. Staff Sargent Loeza is survived by his loving parents Roberto & Benita Loeza, his wife of 8 yrs. Teresa Loeza, two beautiful children Mason Alexander 7, and Kaelin Alexandria, 4. His older sister Karina Loeza-Gasca, his younger brother Esteban Loeza, and youngest sister Mercedez Loeza. He was a proud uncle of Julien and Joaquin Gasca, Erin Quezada, Victoria Coates, and Brendon Jackson. Born June 9, 1983 Roberto always wanted to join the military. As a very proud American, Roberto joined JROTC during his high school yrs. at Mountain View High School in which he graduated in 2002. That same year he was enlisted into the US Army, where he was stationed in Ft. Bragg N.C. His tour duties included Fort Berring, GA, Los Angeles Recruiting Batallian, along with 1 tour of Iraq and 3 tours of Afghanistan. Visitation will be Thursday from 3-9 p.m. at Crestview Funeral Home. Vigil Service will be Thursday at 7 p.m. at Crestview Chapel. Funeral Mass will be Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Michael Chapel No. 2 in Fort Bliss. Interment will follow at Ft. Bliss National Cemetery with full military honors. Directed by CRESTVIEW FUNERAL HOME. 1462 N. Zaragoza 856-1400
Published in El Paso Times from June 5 to June 12, 2012
