Joe Cruz Diaz, age 88, passed to be with our Lord and Savior on Monday June 24, 2013. He is preceded in death by his wife Dolores and his son Joel and is survived by his sisters Vera De la Cruz, Ruth Castillo, Sara Munoz and his children Edward (Blanca), Michael (Pat), Loretta (Gabriel), Larry (Olga), eleven grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Cruz will be remembered as a loving and caring father and grandfather, husband and brother, with a deep sense of family values. A memorial service will be held on Thursday at 6:00 PM to 9:00 PM and burial on Friday at 10:00 AM at the gravesite. All services will be held at Forest Park, 12800 Westheimer, Houston, 77077. Rest in peace beloved father you will be missed but never forgotten.