Cris graduated from Edgewood H.S. in 1968 and continued his education at San Antonio College. During that year he met and married his beautiful wife, Irene before being drafted into the United States Army. Cris was a veteran of the Vietnam War for which he served from 1969 – 1970.
He retired from civil service after 36 years of service. He went on to enjoy life and loved spending time with his family, friends, and doing outdoor activities such as fishing, bbqing, home projects and gardening.
Cris is preceded in death by his father, Cristoval O. Cardona and mother, Flora Cardona. He is survived and will lovingly be remembered by his wife, Irene of 50 years and their children, Cynthia Alvarez, Cristoval Cardona III (Marisol), and Michelle Cardona (Hector). Cris will also be fondly remembered and missed by his five grandchildren, James, Christopher, Sophia, Juliette, and Noah, and one great grandchild, Zaydrian and his two brothers, David and Richard Cardona.
Cris will be remembered for his great sense of humor. He loved to laugh and make others laugh. He never met a stranger, he didn’t call a friend. Cris was the life of the party, the rock and foundation of his family. There was nothing he couldn’t fix, build or do for his family. He will live on forever in the hearts of his family and friends. He will be dearly missed.
The family will be receiving guests from 5:00-8:00pm on Monday, May 28, 2018 at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home, 6321 Bandera Road, with a Rosary being recited at 7:00pm that same evening. A procession will leave the funeral home at 9:00am for a 9:30am Mass at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 5919 Ingram Rd. Interment will follow at Ft. Sam Houston National Cemetery.
