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1947
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2016
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Juan Cantu Obituary
He is survived by his wife: Maria Elena (Garcia) Cantu; son: John Jake Cantu; his father: Juan Cantu, Sr.; brothers and sisters: Roberto Cantu, Mary Lou Cantu, Alejandro Cantu, Lily Cantu, Johnny Cantu, Janie Cantu, Rosie Cantu, Silvia Cantu and Carlos Cantu; uncle: Daniel Ramirez; aunts: Mary S. Evans, Anna Barkley; cousin: Gene Nakano; as well as many other friends and family.
Visitation will be held from 3:00 pm to 9:00 pm Thursday, May 26, 2016 with a Holy Rosary being recited at 7:00 pm at Rivera Funeral Home of McAllen. Cremation arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Rivera Funeral Home of McAllen. www.riverafuneralhomes.net
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Memories and Condolences
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Mike Nelson
May 27, 2016
I'm so sorry for the family's loss; our prayers are with and for you. Got to know Juan on the golf course and considered him a friend. I will miss him.
Sylvia Guajardo
May 26, 2016
To my big brother Juan, my memories of you will always and forever be in my heart. May the Lord bless your soul. Rest in peace my big brother. I love you.
Rosie Gonzalez
May 26, 2016
Rest in peace my friend you will always be in my heart and will remember all the good times we had since we became friends back in 1985.
rolando guerra sr.
May 26, 2016
dear nena and jake,it's been a while,however memories last a lifetime! we were sadden to hear of "wakaton's" passing, he will be greatly missed.we hold all of you close to our hearts.may god's peace be with all he family.we love you. the rolando guerra sr. family
May 26, 2016
Shocking news is sometimes hard to swallow, and believe me we were shocked to hear about Juan's passing. He was a great man and a great friend, and although we hadn't seen him in a while we'll never forget how he made us all smile...You will be deeply missed. Our condolences and prayers go out to your family. From everyone who knew you here at Astro Marble Products
Donato Gomez
May 26, 2016
Juan, I was shocked to have seen your obituary this morning! Ese, you had told me a couple of weeks ago that you were eating a bit more! I was sooo happy then, I really thought you were going to beat this damn disease! I'm going to miss our conversations, the way we joked about our memories of the old days. I guess the Dirt from the Holy Land that I gave you only prolonged your life for a couple of more months. I guess God had other plans. I have good memories of you, and I will never forget you, mi camarada. Now you will be playing golf in that big golf course in the sky. Sign us up for 18 holes, for soon I'll be joining you. Love ya, my dear friend, say "hello" to my friends and family up there.
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