George Michael Rivera

Funeral service will be held at 12:00 p.m. Friday, September 5, 2014 at Moore Funeral Home South Chapel, 1219 N. Davis Drive, in Arlington. Interment with full military honors will follow at the Dallas-Fort Worth National Cemetery. Visitation for family and friends will be held on Thursday, September 4, from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Moore Funeral Home.

George was born in New York City on May 22, 1948 to Lino and Mary Ann Rivera. He served his country with a distinguished telecommunications career in the United States Air Force lasting 22 years, serving in the United States, Thailand, Japan, Korea, Vietnam and Germany. After his retirement from the military in 1996, he and his wife Heasook and his daughter Vanessa moved to Arlington and he recently retired as a Telecommunications Specialist with the Tarrant County Sheriff's Department.

He was a Christian and a member of Fielder Road Baptist Church in Arlington. He dearly loved his church and his family, and leaves many friends through the relationships with his fellow Christians and co-workers.

George is survived by his wife of thirty years, Heasook Rivera; daughters Vanessa and Beth; son, Brian; sister, Patricia; and two brothers, J.P. and Ramon.

Memorials are suggested in memory of George to the Wounded Warrior Project at www.woundedwarriorproject.org.