Rodolfo "Rudy" Camacho

Rodolfo "Rudy" Camacho died Monday, Sept. 7, 2015, in Fort Worth. Funeral: 2 p.m. Saturday at Gambrell Street Baptist Church. Visitation: 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at Laurel Land Funeral Home in Fort Worth. Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family suggests those wishing to make a donation do so to the Deborah Renee Camacho Endowment Scholarship Fund, Howard Payne University, Office of Development, Box 2369, Brownwood, Texas 76804; or Texas Baptist Missions Foundation, 7557 Rambler Road, Suite 1200, Dallas, Texas 75231-9829. Rudy Camacho was born July 14, 1936, in Coleman. He married Micaela Espiricueta on Aug. 29, 1959, at Broadway Baptist Church. He attended Howard Payne University and Texas Christian University after serving in the U.S. Army from 1954-1957. He worked for the United States Postal Service, retiring in 1992 as a Postal Service investigator. Rudy was elected president of the Hispanic Baptist Convention of Texas in 1998 and first vice president of the Baptist General Convention of Texas in 2003. He served on the board of trustees at Howard Payne University for 13 years, advisory council at Truett Seminary for four years and general council of the Baptist World Alliance for five years. Rudy sat on the executive board of the Baptist General Convention of Texas for 23 years. Rudy and Micaela established the Deborah Renee Camacho Scholarship at Howard Payne University. They remained active with the Hispanic Baptist Convention's Rudy and Micaela Camacho Scholarship Endowment Fund with the Texas Baptist Missions Foundation. In 2012, he received an honorary doctorate of Christian education degree from Baptist University of the Americas. He was preceded in death by his parents, Zenaido Camacho Sr. and Petra Camacho; and daughter, Deborah Renee Camacho. Survivors: Family and friends, including his wife of 56 years, Micaela E. Camacho; sons, Rudy, Ronnie and Robert Camacho; granddaughter, Espi Camacho and Bruce Hilton, Martha Camacho and Julie Camacho.