Pablo Ochoa Jr.

He is survived by his wife, Mary Audelia Urquidez Ochoa; sister, Alicia Garza of San Antonio; children, Pablo Ochoa III of Odessa, TX; Christine, Ruby and Edward Ochoa of Austin, TX; five grandchildren, Sandy Ochoa, Amy Field and husband Jimmy, Brandon Tilford and wife Tessa, Mark Edward Ochoa, and Nikki Smith and 3 great grandchildren – Ray, Lily, and Tyler.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Pablo Ochoa, Sr. and Josefa Maes Baca Ochoa; his brother, Manuel and sisters, Ofelia and Aurora.

He was honorably discharged from the US Navy in 1946. He attended Sul Ross College in Alpine, TX where he met Mary, his wife of 62 years. They lived in Sanderson and Monahans before moving to Austin in 1969 where he started Ochoa’s Landscaping. He retired in 1997.

The family would like to thank the staff, doctors, and nurses at Park Bend Nursing Home for the loving care and friendship they gave Pablo.

The family will receive friends between 6 and 9 p.m., with a rosary recited at 7 p.m., on Wednesday, February 24, 2010 at the Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Funeral Home in Pflugerville.

Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, February 25, 2010 at the Memorial Chapel of the funeral home with burial following at Cook-Walden/Capital Parks Cemetery.

Please visit Mr. Ochoa’s memorial site at www.MeM.com where you can share thoughts and fond memories.