Born the youngest and also the only boy in the family with five older sisters.
Met Bella Arguelles Reyes in New Jersey and they got married June 12, 1976.
Had three sons, Wesley (married to Allison), Bentley (married to Laura), Dexter (Claude) and only one grandchild, Haley Echo Mercado.
A visitation will be held on Saturday, February 22 from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the chapel at Earthman Southwest Funeral Home, 12555 S. Kirkwood Rd in Stafford, where the Vigil for Clodualdo will start at 6:00 p.m., where Michael “Dodi” Reyes Torregosa ( Seminarian Nephew) is to officiate.