Damasio Q. Rivas

Damasio Q. Rivas passed away peacefully at his home on September 28, 2019 at the age of 73. He was born on November 27, 1945 in Corpus Christi, TX to the late Damacio Cortinas Rivas and Josephine Quesenberry Rivas.

Damasio graduated from W.B. Ray High School and started his career in the Retail Industry at Payless Shoe Source, where he traveled over the course of 15 years to help open up new stores in 5 other cities. He continued at Walmart where he retired after 35 years. He had a passion for The Dallas Cowboys, boxing, old western movies and going dancing with his wife frequently.

He was preceded in death by his parents and sister, Patricia Castro. He leaves behind his wife of 52 years, Graciela Leal Rivas; children, Victoria Grace Torres and Damasio L. Rivas; grandchildren, Elizabeth Nicole Sanchez, Damasio V. Rivas, Samantha Devon Rivas, Tyler Blue Rivas, Priscilla Grace Rivas, Matthew Ryan Dominguez and Joseph Michael Dominguez; great-granddaughter, Emiliana Ava Sanchez and sisters, Josie Garcia and Sylvia Liendo.

Visitation will be held at Memory Gardens Funeral Home on Saturday, October 5, 2019 at 6:00 pm with a Holy Rosary to be recited at 7:00 pm that same evening. Inurnment will take place at Memory Gardens Cemetery at a later date.

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