Tomas Martinez Asencion

Tomas Martinez Asencion, a charismatic, loving and devoted husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, passed away, surrounded by his family, Sunday, February 8, 2015 at Guadalupe Regional Medical Center in Seguin. He was 90 years old. Friends and family are invited to Goetz Funeral Home on Friday, February 13, 2015 from 3:00 to 6:00 PM for a time of visitation. A rosary service will follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church 409 West Krezdorn St at 7:00PM officiated by Deacon Nick Carrillo. Friends and family are invited to return to Goetz Funeral Home on Saturday, February 14th at 8:00 for morning calling hours followed by a mass for Tomas at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church at 11:00 AM. Interment will immediately follow at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Cemetery on East Walnut St. in Seguin with military honors.

Tomas was born December 21, 1924 in Seguin, Texas to Pedro and Luisa (Martinez) Asencion. He was a US Army veteran having served all over the world. Tomas married Paula Tavera in 1947 at the old Catholic church on Jones St. in Seguin. Together they raised six daughters in Seguin. Tomas was very dedicated to his family and loved to cook for them, make tortillas and take care of their home. On Sunday mornings, Tomas would sit and read the comics to his children while they waited for their mother to get ready for church. Without fail, each summer, he would take his entire family on vacation to Galveston, Corpus Christi, San Juan, McAllen or Fort Worth, many times looking like a great caravan of cars heading to their destination. Tomas loved to travel, fish and listen to Mariachi and old Gene Autry recordings. He retired after 24 years of work at Randolph Air Force base where he ran a Speedy Chef truck on base. Later in life, he could be found sitting outside waving at bus drivers from his front porch. Tomas was an avid Cowboys fan, loved the annual Fourth of July parade and was a truly devoted Catholic attending mass every day. Tomas was preceded in death by his parents, his daughters Volanda and Feliz and his siblings; Marcelino, Antonia, Santos, Gilbert, Clara, Joe and Jesse.

Tomas leaves behind his loving wife of 67 years, Paula, his five daughters and their families; Mary Lou Sassenhagen and her husband Joe; Yolanda Hernandez and her husband Victor Jr.; Mary Ann Guadarrama and her husband Cesareo III; Rose Asencion and Ann Marie Reyes and her husband Edward Jr. He will also be missed by his sixteen grandchildren and twenty-one great-grandchildren as well as his siblings Ralph Asencion and his wife Celia; Rosie Guerrero; Josie Aguilar and her husband Fidel and Tomas’ trusted companion PeeWee.

Please visit Tomas’ online register book at www.goetzfuneral.com to share a memory with his family.

Arrangements under the direction of Goetz Funeral Home 713 North Austin Street, Seguin Texas 78155