Javier Cardenas Ceja

Javier Cardenas Ceja, 64, of Port Arthur, TX passed away Monday, December 10, 2018, at The Medical Center of Southeast Texas. Javier was born May 15, 1954 in Michoacan, Mexico to Rafael and Teresa Ceja. Javier was a loving and giving person with a good heart. He loved his family and friends. His passion in life was to help others and was often generous to them. Javier was not only a good father to his children, he was a father figure and role model to others that crossed his path. He was a strong hardworking man who was the owner of Ceja’s Nightclub on Gulfway Drive. Well respected in the community Javier also had a green thumb for plants.

Preceded in death by parents Rafael Ceja and Teresa Cardenas Ceja. Mr. Ceja is survived by his wife, Gloria Ceja; children, Alicia Garcia and husband Leopoldo, Bibiana Zepeda and husband Luis, Javier Ceja Jr.and wife Blanca, Araceli Perez and husband Israel, Imalda Ceja and husband Luis Cisneros, Alex Ceja, Teresa Ceja and Jesus Ceja; brothers, Rafael Ceja Jr. and wife Consuelo, Roberto Ceja and wife Lourdes, Ramon Ceja and wife Angelica, Raul Ceja and wife Grasella, Manuel Ceja and wife Alicia; sisters, Lydia Ceja and husband Francisco, Grasia Ceja, Alisia Ceja and husband Rogelio, Letisia Ceja and husband Jose, Teresa Ceja and husband Jesus, Marisela Ceja and husband Juan. Mr. Ceja also leaves behind 17 grandchildren and 1 great grandchild to cherish his memories.

A Christian Vigil will be from 5:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m., with a rosary to be recited at 5:00 p.m., Wednesday, December 12, 2018, at Grammier-Oberle Funeral Home. A Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 13, 2018, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Port Arthur. Rite of Committal will follow at Greenlawn Memorial Park.