Colonel Gilberto Cardenas, USA, Retired , 94, of Puerto Rico, passed away in Grand Prairie on Tuesday September 27, 2022. He was born in Puerto Rico on June 9, 1928. He attended the University of Puerto Rico before joining the Army in 1951. Colonel Cardenas is a decorated war veteran having served with Valor in both the Korean and Vietnam wars. He was a Borinqueneer and a member of the 65th Infantry Regiment of Puerto Rico.
Gilberto married Clara Lee White of Bloomfield, Kentucky and they had three children. Dr. Richard Cardenas, Colonel Steven Cardenas, and Deborah Cardenas. He served as an Army Officer from 1951-1979 and worked for The Joint Commission for 23 years before retiring.
He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Clara; and son, Richard.
He is survived by children, Steven (Mitzi) and Deborah; his grandchildren, Dr. Carolyn Rekerdres (Dr. Donald P. Lesslie, III), Richard Cardenas, Jr. (Tania), Jennifer Drake (Joseph), Jeffrey Cardenas (Christy), Juliana Cardenas and Charles Early (Kristen); and 6 great-grandchildren.
Memorial service: 11:00 AM, Saturday October 15, 2022 at St Andrews Episcopal Church, Grand Prairie, Texas.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.grandprairiefh.com for the Cardenas family.
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