Leon Felipe Quintanar

Leon Felipe Quintanar. Born December 01, 1927 was called away to our Lord and Savior on Thursday August 30, 2018, at 90 years old. He resided in El Paso, TX. Leon was born in Flagstaff, AZ, but grew up on his family’s ranch in Fresnillo Zacatecas, MX. As a young boy on the ranch he developed a love of horses that, as he grew older, turned into a passion for horse racing. He married Ernestina Hernandez and settled in Juarez. He supported his family by working various jobs while traveling throughout the U.S. He worked as a field worker, he worked on the railroad, and as a steel mill worker in Gary, IN, which lead him back to El Paso and his job at ASARCO. Eventually he relocated his young family to El Paso and retired from ASARCO after 30 years. He was a member of San Judas Tadeo Catholic Church. Leon was preceded in death by his parents Bernardino and Elodia Martinez Quintanar; his sisters Beatrice Solis, Antonia Pineda and Raquel De Leon. He is survived by his wife of 69 years, Ernestina Hernandez Quintanar; his children Irma Q. Huffman, Felipe (Margaret) Quintanar, Olga (Pedro) Carrillo, Rodolfo Quintanar, Bernardino (Teresa) Quintanar; his grandchildren Joshua M. Huffman, James E. Huffman, Jason M. Huffman, Charles W. (Cindy) Davis III, Andrea (Orlando) Esparza, Joseph Felipe (Hilda) Quintanar, Christopher D. Carrillo, Peter J. Carrillo, Abel M. Carrillo, Bernardino Quintanar Jr., Brittany Quintanar and Benjamin Quintanar; his great-grandchildren Kayla N. Davis, Joshua Sparks, Julian O. Esparza, Marcos A. Esparza, Joseph F. Quintanar Jr., Josiah E. Quintanar, Jacqueline Rodriguez, Jacob M. Carrillo and Jonah L. Carrillo; and many nieces and nephews. Pallbearers include Joshua M. Huffman, James E. Huffman, Jason M. Huffman, Joseph Felipe Quintanar, Christopher D. Carrillo, Peter J. Carrillo, Abel M. Carrillo, Bernardino Quintanar Jr., and Benjamin Quintanar. Honorary Pallbearers include Andrea Esparza, Brittany Quintanar and Thomas A. Gaytan.