Vicente Garcia Falcón

He worked on his family ranch in La Hacienda de Santa Ana where he especially loved taking care of and riding the horses. He was the last surviving sibling of 9 brothers and sisters. In 1947 he married the beautiful and lovely Estela Gomez who predeceased him in 2009. They were married for 62 years.

They initially raised their family in General Terán, Mexico before moving to Monterrey, Mexico to seek better job opportunities. In 1954 they followed his older brothers to Texas. They initially set up a household with family friends, the Villarreal’s in Rosenberg, Texas. Later they moved to be closer to his brothers in the Port of Houston neighborhood. The Falcon brothers were devoted family patriarchs that made it a tradition to make family trips back to La Hacienda at Christmas, and Easter Sunday gatherings at the Texas San Jacinto Monument which ended with an Easter egg hunt overlooking The Battleship Texas.

He became a big believer in education and took pride in knowing all his children graduated from high school and later from university. He was never afraid of hard work. His first job when arriving in Rosenberg, Texas was picking cotton, which he claimed was the hardest job he has ever had. Later he became a roofer and on weekends he took pride in taking us to see an exclusive new neighborhood where he was roofing very modern expensive homes. This area is now known as Sharpstown in Southwest Houston. Lastly, he worked for Allied Industries/Brown & Root as a grinder/welder. He retired in 1976 and joined our mom in taking care of and sitting for the grandchildren.

He always took pride in his garden and yard winning “Yard of the Month” several times. He stopped mowing his yard at the age of 95, primarily because we ordered him to stop for his safety. It took awhile for him to get used to the fact he was paying someone else to do his yard work.

He enjoyed our family gatherings and always made sure we played Chalupa (Loteria) at the end of the evening. Everyone would also get excited when told “Wuelito/Bici” was bringing the watermelon as he had a knack for picking the best sandias.

Vicente was predeceased by his wife, Estela and daughter Blanca E. Bollom, Son-in-Law, Juan O. Rodriguez and Grandson, Eduardo Rodriguez.

He is survived by his children: Maria Rodriguez, Jose Antonio Falcon (Carmen), Lilly Gilmer Collins (Dan); 6 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren.