Santos Monsivais Sr. was born November 1, 1934 in Fort Worth, Texas to Manuel and Juana (Vasquez) Monsivais. He went home with our Father in heaven on Saturday, July 13, 2019, lovingly surrounded by his family. He was 84.
Santos married Varvarita “Barbara” Gonzales in Fort Worth, Texas on March 3, 1954, where the couple established their home and raised their loving family.
He was preceded in death by his father, Manuel Monsivais; mother, Juana Vasquez Munoz; sister, Martha Dominguez; brother, Andrew Munoz; wife, Varvarita Monsivais; son, Manuel Monsivais; and great-granddaughter, Eva Rae Monsivais.
He is survived by four sons, Santos (Beatrice) Monsivais Jr., Mario (Sylvia) Monsivais, Jesse (Lisa) Monsivais and Juan (Veronica) Monsivais; three daughters, Irma (Ruben) Castillo, Lisa (David) Ruiz and Cynthia (Jose) Hernandez; two brothers, Raymond (Lydia) Munoz and Joe Macario Munoz: one sister, Adella Bentancourt; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Visitation will be held from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, July 21, 2019, at Laurel Land Funeral Home, 7100 Crowley Road, Fort Worth, TX 76134.
The funeral service will be celebrated there at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 22, 2019 with Pastor Perfeto Esquibel officiating.
Burial will follow at Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery where he will be laid to rest with his beloved wife.
