Manuel "Manny" Andres Reyes

Manuel was raised in Santo Domingo, República Dominicana and graduated from Colegio Dominicano de la Salle in 1978.

He married Maria Begoña Tomé in 1987 and the couple had 2 children. He worked at American Express for more than 25 years, most recently as an accounts payable specialist.

In his spare time, he enjoyed traveling, public speaking, learning new things, dancing, singing, Dominican food, desserts and especially milk shakes, cruising, as well as mentoring, inspiring, and empowering others.

His family and friends will always remember him as a kind hearted, young spirited, fun loving, ambitious, hard working, motivational, supporting, inspirational, driven, charismatic, confident, strong, reliable, passionate, and an empowering person.

Manuel is preceded in death by his parents, Sansón Reyes and Tomasa Mariano. He is survived by: Maria Begoña Reyes, Israel Reyes, Andreina Reyes, Lyon Nikita Reyes, Pedro Joseph "Kai" Arocho III, Elizaveta Reyes, Pedro Joseph Arocho Jr., Cesar Jesus Reyes, Zoraida Alicia Reyes, Miguel Angel Reyes, Ricardo Reyes, Zara Elena Reyes, Francisco Javier Reyes and several nephews and nieces.

Rest in Peace, Manuel!

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.gonzalezfuneralsdallas.com for the Reyes family.

In Manuel's honor his family will be participating in the Cycle for Survival event in Dallas on April 30th. If you wish to donate towards rare cancer research at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) in support of Manny's family and in his honor, please visit: http://mskcc.convio.net/goto/HonoringMannyReyes