He was preceded in death by his parents, Inocencia Medina and Jesus de la Cruz and siblings, Candelaria, Jesus, Elena, Heriberto and Isidra.
He is survived by his beloved wife of 53 years, Wilda de la Cruz; children, Samuel Marcos de la Cruz and Rebecca Hunter (Montie); grandchildren, Dylan Guzman and Quentin Hunter and siblings, Candelaria Aguillon, Jose Luis de la Cruz Medina, Esther de la Cruz Medina, Rosalinda de la Cruz Medina, Martha Perales and Graciella de la Cruz Medina.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, March 17, 2021, at Bluebonnet Cemetery in Somerset, Texas beginning at 10:00 a.m.