Leonides retired from BISD as a busdriver. He was a faithful husband and devoted father, grandfather and great grandfather. He loved fishing and watching Pedro Infante and Cantinflas movies. He loved spending time with his family.
Leonides is survived by his wife of 57 years, Estela Saucedo; his son Guillermo (Nuria) Saucedo; and his son Aaron Leonides Saucedo; his brother Ebodio Saucedo Garza; his grandson Guillermo (Jacqueline) Saucedo, his granddaughter Miranda Lee Saucedo, his great grandson Gael Salazar, his great grandson Yoel Salazar, his great granddaughter Yareli Saucedo, his great granddaughter Abigail Saucedo, his great granddaughter Thalia Saucedo, his grandson Julian Saucedo, his grandson Damian Saucedo, his granddaughter Kasandra Saucedo and his grandson Alex Saucedo.
Leonides was preceded in death by his father Isabel Sauceda and his mother Guadalupe Garza; his brother Guillermo Sauceda; his sister Leonor Galindo; his brother Felipe Galindo; his sister Mariana Gonzalez Cisneros; his sister Rosa Galindo Cisneros; his sister Cristina Saucedo and his sister Longina Saucedo Garza.
A visitation for Leonides will be held Sunday, January 14, 2024 from 1:00 PM to 12:00 AM with a rosary at 7:00 PM at Funeraria Del Angel Rose Lawn, 4464 Old Port Isabel Rd., Brownsville, TX 78526. A chapel service will occur Monday, January 15, 2024 at 12:00 PM at Funeraria Del Angel Rose Lawn followed by a burial at 1:00 PM at Rose Lawn Memorial Gardens, 4464 Old Port Isabel Rd., Brownsville, TX 78526.
Serving as pallbearers are Guillermo Saucedo, Guillermo Cruz Saucedo, Julian Saucedo, Damian Saucedo, Ernesto Garcia and Jose Luis De Los Reyes.