William Rochus BRADEN

R.W. Braden Rochus William ("Bill") Braden, most recently of Dallas but previously of El Paso, passed to his eternal reward on Tuesday, January 2, 2018 at 11:40PM. He was 86. Bill is survived by his wife of 56 years, Concepcion Braden of Dallas and El Paso; and their two children, Barbara Elaine Trotta, and her husband, Gary of El Paso, and Paul Andrew Braden, and his wife, Virginia of Dallas. He is also survived by six grandchildren: Jacob Powell, Zachary Powell, Adriana Braden, Victoria Braden, Olivia Braden and Andrew Braden, and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rochus and Louise Braden; his siblings, Leonard Braden, Fr. Leroy Braden, Leon Braden; Mary Louise Hacker and Sr. Elaine Braden. Visitation will be held from 6:00 PM until 8:00 PM with a Rosary said at 7:00 PM, on Monday, January 15, 2018 at Sparkman-Crane Funeral Home, 10501 Garland Road, Dallas, Texas. A funeral mass will be held at 9:30AM on Tuesday, January 16, 2018 at St. Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church, 6306 Kenwood Road, Dallas Texas. Interment will follow at 1:00PM at Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery, 2000 Mountain Creek Pkwy, Dallas, Texas. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Alzheimer's Association, P.O. Box 96011, Washington, D.C. 20090-6011, www.Alz.org.