José was a merchant and a member of La Viña Baptist Church.
He is survived by his wife of 40 years, Rosario T. Leiva; step-daughters, Mirna C. Henriquez, Cecilia B. Cabrera and Gilda P. Lopez; step-son, Oscar Rene Molina; grandchildren, Andrea P. Henriquez, Sophia C. Henriquez, Christina E. Lopez, Daniella P. Lopez, Rene A. Molina, Jessica Molina, Dominique Molina, Andres Giron, Rebecca Giron and Alejandra B. Mejia; great-grandchildren, Rosaline Molina, Josaline Molina, Julian Rivas, Jonah Rivas, Alexander Mejia and Daniel Peña Mejia.
Services for José will be private.