RAYMOND LOPEZ Sr.

RAYMOND LOPEZ SR.

   VICTORIA - Raymond Lopez Sr., 77, of Victoria went home to the Lord on Thursday, April 15, 2010. He was born July 4, 1932, in McFaddin, to the late Luis Lopez and Adelaida Ramirez Lopez. He was a retiree for the City of Victoria Street Department of 40 years and was known in Silver City as the mayor. He was a member of Holy Trinity Chapel as an usher and Eucharist minister. He married Vicenta Lopez on Sept. 14, 1955 at Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church. They have been married for 55 years.
   He is survived by his wife; son, Raymond Lopez Jr. of Victoria; son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Patricia Lopez of Leander; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren; brother and sister-in-law, Julian and Dora Lopez; and sisters, Caroline Bernal and Lucy Trevino, all of Victoria.
   He was preceded in death by his parents; daughters, Diana L. Brigham of Lake Jackson and Rosemary L. Briones of Victoria; brother, Sgt. Antonio Lopez of Lawton, Okla.; sister and brother-in-law, Florence and Benito Ortiz Sr.; and sister, Lydia C. Rocha, all of Victoria.
   Pallbearers: Christopher Briones, Gregory Brigham, Derek Lopez, Corey Alvarado, Joshua Brigham, and Benito Ortiz Jr.
   Visitation will begin at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 19, with a rosary to be recited at 7 p.m., at Artero Memorial Chapels in Victoria.
   Funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Tuesday, April 20, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
   The family would like to give a special thank you to his doctors Dr. Frank Parma, Dr. Juan Llompart, and Dr. Scott Stein for the excellent care and love they provided him with during his illness.
   Under the direction of Artero Memorial Chapels, Victoria, 361-575-3212.