Joe M. Paredes Jr., age 78, passed away peacefully, surrounded by his loving family on December 15, 2013. He was born in Colorado City, Texas on May 21, 1935. Joe was an U.S. Air Force veteran, retired from the U.S. Post Office after 30 years of service and was owner and operator of the Imperial Ballroom. He was preceded in death by his parents, Jose and Jovita Paredes, brothers, Hector, Alex and Blackie Paredes. He is survived by his son, Joe M. (Guadalupe) Paredes III; sisters, Yolanda Pantoja and Lydia Turner; brothers, Edward Paredes, Frank (Albessa) Paredes and Oscar (Adelida) Paredes; numerous nieces and nephews. Visitation will be at Sunset Northwest Funeral Home on Bandera Road on Sunday, December 22, 2013 from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. with a rosary at 7:00 P.M. The funeral procession will depart the funeral home at 9:00 A.M. Monday, December 23, 2013 for a 9:30 A.M. mass at St. Dominic Catholic Church, 5919 Ingram Road 78228. Interment will follow at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery with military honors.
