Gilberto H. Alvarado

Gilberto H. Alvarado, 86, entered into eternal rest Wednesday, December 5, 2018 in Brownsville, TX. He worked as a draftsman and office manager for the following companies, Washington & Ruff, Ruff & Settles, TH Settles Associates, Settles & Claunch, Settles Engineering Company, Lockwood, Andrews & Newman and Gonzalez Engineering and Surveying. Gilberto also served in the U.S. Army in the Korean War from 1952-1954.

He is preceded in death by his parents, Sotero and Rosa Alvarado; wife, Victoria Alvarado and sister, Julia Barrientes.

Gilberto leaves to cherish his memory his sister, Mary Alvarado; brothers, Cirilo Alvarado and Romulo (Josie) Alvarado; daughters, Alicia A. (Santos) Perez of Palacios, TX., Veronica Montiel of Lewisville and Teresa (Jose Antonio) Banuelos of Burbank, California; son, Mario Alberto (Martha O.) Alvarado of Brownsville, TX.; 10 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren.

Serving as pallbearers will be his grandsons, Santos A. Perez III, Esteban Montiel, Tomas Montiel, Jose Antonio Banuelos Jr., Marcos Alvarado and Mario Alvarado. Honorary pallbearers will be Santos A. Perez Jr., Jose A. Banuelos Sr., Edmundo R. Gonzalez and Ruben Trevino.