I still think about Matias. He was such a pleasure to be around, in fact, I was talking to someone about him just the other day. One thing about him that I like to remember is that he could make any hat look good. I really do miss him

My deepest and most heartfelt sympathy goes out to all of you during this time of hurt and sorrow. Your dad will always hold a special place in my heart for the way God used him during the time he was the pastor in Donna. You were the first christian family that I got to know when I became a christian many years ago. I still think about all of you and the things that we laughed and joked about. May God bless and comfort in the days to come.

My name is Olga Guzman Lovera and on behalf of all my family, I would like to express our condolences to the Quintanilla family. Bro. Matias was my pastor as a child in Rio Hondo and also my spiritual mentor.I will forever be grateful to the Lord for what Bro. Matias and sister Christina taught me about the Christian life and how to honor and live it to the fullest potential. You're home my Bro. and friend rest in peace.
Love In Christ,
Olga Guzman Lovera

Grandpa, I will miss you, and I will love you for ever. And someday I will see you again.

He was very special in that he received a double called...to serve and to come home.  Honoring him is to keep his memories in our hearts.  He has cross over but his influence will continue to impact lives.  God Bless.

Tio Matias always had a smile on his face when i saw him...even though he is my mother's cousin, i always called him "Tio". He was always very kind and i knew He loved the Lord. and I know that he is rejoicing with his mom and my grandmother up in heaven! What a reunion we will all have when we are called to Heaven! God Bless you and your family Danny.

We will certainly miss your father very much....just to think that we just saw him at the convention this past year! But he is rejoicing with the Lord and all of our loved ones gone before us. May God give you

Pastor Matias was our pastor in Edinburg when my husband was licensed and later ordained.  It was an honor to serve the Lord with him.  He also loved to hear me play the violin at church and often requested a musical expression for a Sunday morning.  He will always have a special place in our hearts!  "Well done, good and faithful servant!"  We'll see you again one day "sharing in our Master's happiness."

On behalf of the churches of the Rio Grande Valley Baptist Association, we express our heartfelt condolences to the Quintanilla family.  Bro. Matias was loved and well respected in the Rio Grande Valley where he served the Lord for so many years.

"Bien, buen siervo y fiel; sobre poco has sido fiel, sobre mucho te pondré; entra en el gozo de tu Senor." (Mateo 25:23)

my long time pastor i"ved loved for years and will miss alot. great man of God. giant man of God. he has a new job in heaven; i'm sure the lord can use a great man like him up there. love alice salazar-hernandez

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always.

May your hearts soon be filled with wonderful memories of joyful times together as you celebrate a life well lived.

Take comfort in knowing that now you have a special guardian angel to watch over you.

In behalf of my mother Antolina Rodriguez I would like to express our condolences to the family. We will miss seeing his smiling face on Sunday mornings. Pastor Quintanilla is with our Lord Jesus Christ and looking down at his fellow church members with a big smile.

My childhood pastor, lifelong friend of the family, and devoted servant to the Lord is how I'll always remember Bro. Quintanilla.... You fought the good fight Hermano, and now your in the eternal Holy presence of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ...My thoughts and prayers are with all his wonderful family. May the Lord Bless them All.

My name is Ruben Rojas.  I first met Matias Quintanilla as a young boy, into my teenage and early years of college at Iglesia Bautista Nueva Vida in Edinburg, TX.  I have so many good memories of my pastor, especially when he baptized me in the 5th grade. I am now 35 years old and remember the time as if it were yesterday.  As a young boy, I remember how he used to curl his trademark mustache on the tips.  I once tried to outgrow his mustache by growing mine, but it didn't suit me as good as it did him and mustaches weren't really in for 18 year olds at the time.  I also remember how he would always hang out at â€œHeck and Beckâ€ to drink coffee and mingle with the locals.  He sure loved to socialize. He was always so friendly and encouraging to me also.  I remember when I was learning to play guitar in my teenage years, he invited me over to the parsonage to see his 12 string guitar.  He let me play it and I remember jamming out with him for a while that day.  Old school of course.  

In regards to his role as pastor, he was definitely a man of conviction as he preached the word of God boldly and with authority. His deep and powerful voice always got my attention whenever he spoke. When he was pastor at Nueva Vida, we always sang the song â€œBienvenidosâ€.  It was a song that we always sang during the service to welcome the people every week.  I think he loved this song, so that he could go around and shake hands with everyone.  He also never ended the service without giving an invitation to receive Christ or to pray at the altar. Lastly, before he dismissed us to our homes, he would bless us by saying, â€œahora el amor de Dios, la uncion de Su Espiritu Santo, vaya con cada uno de vosotros, ahora y siempre, AMEN.â€ He really loved and cared for every member of the church equally. Our family, the Rojas family, also loved and cared for him and his wife very much. Even after he retired, whenever he and his wife were in the area, he would drop in to visit my mom and dad at their home and always asked about the members of the church.  Our deepest condolences go out to the Quintanilla family from the Rojas family.  Thanks for sharing your husband and dad with us during his years of ministry at Iglesia Baustista Nueva Vida.  He will be greatly missed.

Matias was a dear friend of mine. We first met at Taqueria Agave in Pasadena and became close friends. I visited the church he pastored in League City several times and was always blessed. I will truly miss him.

Wayne Copeland

OBITUARY

Rev. Matias V. Quintanilla

August 7, 1931 – November 8, 2011

Grand View Funeral Home and Memorial Park/Bethany Cemetery

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