MSgt Andres V. Rivas

He was born in Floresville, Texas on October 30, 1986 to Andres C. Rivas and Rose M. Rivas. Andres graduated from Judson High school in 2004 and completed his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science degree from Trident University in 2018.

Andres married his high school sweetheart, Rebecca Rivas on March 16, 2007. They have 3 children together who he absolutely adored, Adrian (17), Aaron (14), and Amalia (10).

Andres joined the US Air Force in December 2007 where he spent 16 years in service. The family was stationed together in Germany, Italy, Virginia and Colorado. Andres served 2 deployments and a short tour to Korea. Andres won many awards during his career, including Airman of the year for USAFE and a multiple quarter awards.

Andres enjoyed traveling with his family, hiking, working out and spending time with the people he loved. He was an amazing listener and loved picking gifts for people based on little details he heard. He was the best encourager and would help anyone in need. Andres knew a movie or tv show quote for every situation and he often said,“ I’ve got a story for that.” He loved to prove his strong willpower every few years and would give up desserts and added sugar for his new year’s resolution.

A visitation will be held on Sunday, October 29, 2023, from 6-8pm at Sunset Memorial Funeral home. There will be a short visitation on October 30,2023, where we will depart at 130pm to Ft Sam Cemetery for a funeral service at 2pm. Following the service there will be a celebration of life at the American Legion Post #593 in Converse, Texas at 4pm. In lieu of flowers for both the funeral and celebration of life, the family is asking for donation to the children’s college funds. It was important to Andres that his children have the opportunity to attend whichever college they wanted.