Rene Mares

What mattered most to Rene was his family. He loved fishing and football. Anyone who knew him knew he also had a joke to tell. You couldn't be around him and not be laughing. He was always there if we needed him and he would always motivate us.

Rene is survived by his wife, Gabriela Mares; son Jacob Rene Mares (Michelle Mares); son Kalup Ray Mares; and daughter Vanessa Renae Rodriguez (Tino Rodriguez); father Ruben Mares; brother Ruben Mares Jr. (Lydia Mares), sister Norma Rodriguez (Luis Rodriguez) and brother Ricardo Mares. Rene also leaves behind seven grandchildren Adam Jacob Mares, Mia Rae'Lynn Mares, Sora Jay Mares, Marciano Rodriguez, Santino Rodriguez, Amaleeyah Rodriguez, Elisiana Rodriguez and countless nieces and nephews who will forever miss him.

Rene was preceded in death by; mother + Erlinda Mares.

A memorial service for Rene will be held Tuesday, November 19, 2019 from 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM at Heavenly Grace Funeral Home, 26873 N. White Ranch Road, La Feria, Texas 78559.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at https://www.heavenlygracergv.com for the Mares family.