A lifelong resident of San Antonio, he was a member of LaTrinidad United Methodist Church and Nat M. Washer Lodge No. 1270 A.F. & A.M. He retired after 36 years of civil service at Kelly Air Force Base.
He was preceded in death by his sister Teresita, and his daughter Jo Ann. He is survived by his children, Phyllis, Robert, Jimmy, and Gilbert; ten grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren; two brothers; and two sisters.
Those who desire may make memorial contributions to the Alzafar Shrine Hospital Fund for Crippled Children, 901 North Loop 1604 W., San Antonio, TX 78232 or American Diabetes Association, 8918 Tesoro Drive, Suite 575, San Antonio, TX 78217.