David Wayne Cavazos

David Wayne Cavazos, 54, formerly of Hondo, passed away Friday, Aug. 15, 2025. He was a resident of Golden Years Nursing and Rehabilitation in Marlin, Texas. David was born Nov, 12, 1970, in Hondo, the son of Victor Cavazos and Carol Teer Cavazos. Born with down syndrome, David attended Medina County Association for Exceptional Citizens (MCAEC), a program started by special needs parents, for their special needs children, before it was mandated for school districts to offer such programs. He is preceded in death by his mother, Carol Teer Martinez; grandparents, Brooks A. Teer and Gladys Teer Kollman; great-grandparents, Oscar Breiten and Ida Lindeburg Mangold and her husband Oscar Mangold; uncle, Robert "Bobby" Teer, Sr., aunt, Dorothy "Dottie" Alanis, and uncle Bruce Alanis. He is survived by his sister, Raney Lynn Finto, brother-in-love Robert Finto; nephew, Jimmy Stilwell, and his aunt Anita Jeffery, uncle Phil Jeffery, and aunt Sharon Teer; as well as cousins, great-nephews and nieces, and many friends. A private service is planned.