Pete G Lopez

Pete G. (Guerrero) Lopez, Sr. of Dallas, Texas took his first breath in heaven on Christmas Eve morning, just four days shy of his 88th birthday. At his side, were his daughter Gloria Lopez Carter and her husband. He was born in Elmo, Texas on December 28, 1928 to Miguel and Estanislada (Tana) Lopez. He was later known as a brother, husband, son-in-law, Uncle, Dad, father-in-law, Grandfather, Great-Grandfather, nephew, co-worker, and as a neighbor or a friend. Some of you also knew him as Brother Pete or Pete the Plumber. He is preceded in death by his wife of 46 years, Consuelo “Connie” Lopez, his parents, three sisters; Juanita, Angelita, and Martha and two brothers; Domingo and Henry. He is survived by his two children; Pete Lopez, Jr. (Mineola, Texas) and wife Marcela, and daughter Gloria Lopez Carter (Dallas) and her husband John. As Connie would say, “Gloria was his Princesa/Princess” and everyone knew so. He was “Popo” to grandsons Pete Lopez, III, Phillip Lopez, Daniel Lopez, Houston Carter, Logan Carter and granddaughter Rosie Diera. He is also survived by six great-grandchildren, nephews, nieces, and many, many friends. To date, Pete is the oldest surviving member of his immediate family and survived by one sibling; his brother Mike Lopez of Lewisville (formerly of Corsicana) and wife Rebecca. Pete is also survived by his last brother-in-law, Juventino (San Antonio). His career of over 50 years was that of a plumber and was known to many as Pete the Plumber. But, he was mostly known for his kind, loving and giving spirit, for his family and friends and for his love for God. During his lifetime, he spent many hours at Westside Mission in West Dallas, later known as El Buen Samaritano United Methodist Church and was a firm member of the United Methodist Men. It was there where he loved to learn about the Bible, fostered long life friendships and the church family became the center of his family social life. His last few years were spent attending a small non-denominational congregation in Oak Cliff. He was also known for his love of family. Every free moment of his life was visiting family, even if it meant driving an hour to visit them. He would drive to Corsicana, Edgewood, Fruitvale or Palmer just to visit for a few hours. And of course to share a meal and his favorite sweet bread or dessert, also known as “sweets.” And he loved his plumbing career. He rarely missed an opportunity to help someone with a plumbing problem, especially on a weeknight or on a weekend when costs were at a premium. If they couldn’t pay him for the work, he would just tell them to pay him when they could. So at home, he received just as many phone calls for plumbing service as he did for an old plumbing job. Throughout his lifetime, he and his wife Connie helped Spanish speaking immigrants by offering their home as a place to stay until they could get on their feet or just a place for Connie to help explain documents written in English. This was also his opportunity to witness to them about what God had done and continued to do in his life. So, Pete was a man of God, never ashamed to share the Word with anyone. He was the anchor of the family and a very faithful servant of God. He will be missed by all. Visitation is Wednesday, December 28, 2016 from 4-8 p.m. at Gonzalez Funeral Home, 3050 N. Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, TX 75247. His nephew, Mark Lopez, will be officiating the funeral service on Thursday, December 29 at 11 a.m. at Gonzalez. In lieu of flowers, a donation may be made in Pete's name to Elmwood/El Buen Samaritano United Methodist Church, 1315 Berkley, Dallas, Texas 75224