Manuel Rivera Sr.

Manuel Rivera Sr.

Manuel Rivera Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Apr. 18, 2009.
Church services for Manuel Rivera Sr., 44, Tyler, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Sunday, April 19, 2009, at the Seventh Day Adventist Church with Pastor Elton DeMoraes officiating. Interment will follow in Tyler Memorial Park under the direction of Tyler Memorial Funeral Home.

Mr. Rivera was born July 25, 1964, in Lubbock, to Antonio B. Rivera and the late Gregoria Calvillo Rivera and passed away April 15, 2009, in Tyler. He lived in Tyler most of his life, was owner and operator of East Texas WI-FI and Rivera's Onsite Computer Service, was a member of the Hispanic Leadership Council and a member of the Seven Day Adventist Church.

Mr. Rivera is survived by his wife of 26 years, Noemy Rivera of Tyler; sons and wives, Manuel and Melissa Rivera Jr., Daniel and Jessica Rivera, all of Tyler; daughters, Moriah Rivera and Miranda Rivera, both of Tyler; brothers, Tony Rivera and Arnold Rivera, both of Tyler, and Alex Rivera, Poteet; sisters, Peggy Maldonado, Mesquite, Alma Cordova, Tyler, Alice Guerra, Poteet, Criselda Gonzales, Andrews, Sylvia Rivera, Poteet; grandson, Nathan Manuel Rivera, Tyler; and his father, Antonio B. Rivera, Poteet.

Visitation will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the church.

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