Alvaro Palomino, 73, passed away on February 12, 2016. He was born on February 18, 1942 in Cali, Colombia to Jose and Inez Palomino. He met the love of his life, Olga Palomino, in 1964 and was happily married for 51 years. He lived in New York from 1965 to 1972 and then moved to Houston. Always an entrepreneur, he had businesses in electronics, vitamins and then later his interests turned to automobiles. He had 3 children, Sandra Patricia, the oldest, Olga Lucia, who preceded him in death in 1972, and Dary Lucia, the youngest. He is also survived by his 5 wonderful grandchildren, Julian Alvaro Gonzalez, Nicholas Patrick Gonzalez, Laura Patricia Flores, Natalie Nicole Gonzalez, and Marcos Reynaldo Flores. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather and friend who will always be cherished and greatly missed by all.