Juan H. "Cass" Castillo

1941 - 2016

Juan H. "Cass" Castillo, 75, passed away Thursday, Dec. 15, 2016. Cass was born June 24, 1941, in Laredo. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era. Cass was a manager for the U.S. Postal Service. After his retirement, he spent much of his time serving veterans at the American Legion Post 569 in Fort Worth as commander and other capacities for many years. He was preceded in death by his father, Vidal Castillo of Laredo and mother, Ernesta Vela Castillo of Laredo; brothers, Vidal Castillo Jr. of Huntington Beach, Calif. and Jose Silverio Castillo and wife, Laura, of Austin. Survivors: Brothers, Jorge Castillo and wife, Yolanda, Guadalupe Castillo, and Alfredo Castillo and wife, Laura, all of Laredo; son, Juan Castillo Jr. and wife, Sylvia R., of Fort Worth; daughters, Veronica Castillo and husband, Phillip, and Cynthia Castillo, all of Fort Worth; grandchildren, Celina Castillo, Nick Castillo, both of Fort Worth, and Marisa Fletcher of Burleson; great-grandchildren, Kaylie Paluga and Anthony Paluga, both of Burleson.