Roberto Mora was a happy, kind-hearted, and social being, liking to converse with loved ones, friends, and perfect strangers. He was a loving family man that loved to take his family to Boca Chica Beach every chance he could and loved to go fishing too. Roberto was a great cook and taught his children how to cook well. He was full of life, enjoyed barbequing chicken on the weekends, and was passionate about singing, especially Pedro Infante and Jorge Negrete songs. He had a beautiful voice that carried extremely well. In his older years he attended Riverside Daycare where he enjoyed to people-watching, playing bingo, & partaking in activities there.
Roberto worked for Ballenger Construction for 30 years building the roads, highways, and streets we all use today in South Texas. Earlier in life Roberto worked for several years on farms, to save money to purchase the family home. When he was a young child, he helped support his father’s home by shining shoes at the famous El Jardin Hotel for years. Always a family man, he took care of his 5 sisters as best he could and still visited them even in his nineties. His best friend in life was his brother, Ruben Riley Mora, whom he was in a band with in his youth.
Roberto Mora was full of life and will be missed by his family and friends. May he rest in peace in Heaven.
Roberto was preceded in death by his mother, Rita de Leon †; his father, Felipe Mora †; his wife, Glafira Briones Mora †; his daughter Emma Glafira Mora; his brother, Ruben Riley Mora †; his sisters Aurelia Camargo † ( Los Fresnos), Juanita Vallejo†, Beatriz Cortez † ( CA), and Ofelia Ortiz †; and his grandchild, Krystal Tobias †.
Roberto is survived by his siblings, Oralia Munoz and Inez Mora; his daughters, Marina Cristina Tobias (Santiago), Magdalena Mora Cosay (Samuel), Laura Elena Ramirez (Ruben), and Virginia Mora; his sons, Alberto Mora and Roberto Casas (MN); his grandchildren, Alberto Segura, Daniel Mora, David Tobias, Cassandra Cosay Mora, Samuel Riley Cosay, Angela Ramirez, Amanda Ramirez, Daniela Manzano, Angel Mora, Andres Mora, and Santana Mora; and he also leaves behind 5 great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held at Funeraria Del Angel Buena Vista, Chapel of Angel, 125 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78521, on March 22, 2026, from 1:00 pm to 9:00 pm. A Rosary will be held there on March 22, 2026, at 7:00 pm.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, 1055 Military Rd, Brownsville, TX 78520, on March 23, 2026, at 10:00 am. Burial will follow at Buena Vista Burial Park, 5 Mcdavitt Blvd, Brownsville, TX 78521, on March 23, 2026, at 11:00 am.
