You were the son we dreamed of, born on July 29, 1979, in Pasadena, Texas, to Janie Martinez (Santos) and Reynaldo E. Ochoa Sr.
You were the loyal brother and steadfast friend to sister Leticia Ochoa (Sean Carroll).
You were an uncle and mentor to nieces Clover, Ava, Sophia and Olivia, who will miss your compassion, humor and selflessness.
You were the stepbrother to Santos and Yvette, who will miss your humble generosity and loving spirit.
You were a grandson who offered kind, patient, thoughtful companionship to grandparents in Galveston (Alicia† and Enrique Ochoa†) and Pasadena (Jesusita Orozco and Gilbert Garza Sr.†).
You were a nephew who was a gentle and sweet soul to all his tíos and tías; a cousin who was more like a brother to his primos, who are shocked and in immense grief.
We will speak of you always as the talented man who made and loved visual art; the joyful man with a passion for music; the keen-eyed man who appreciated the human-centered form and function of good architecture.
You were a friend to all who pursued a vision, nurturing talents and holding dreams close to your own heart.
You were a gift to every single person you loved. We will never meet another heart so big.
You lived simply, yet gracefully, in an abundant world.
We, the Garza, Ochoa and Martinez families, will be grateful to the ICU nurses, doctors, security guards and housekeeping staff at Memorial Hermann Greater Heights Hospital for their kind, selfless care of our dear one. It is heartbreaking to lose someone, especially during this COVID-19 pandemic.
We will never be the same. With every sweet memory, we will be “looking to the skies, in hopes [we] will find a star, that you see too. A star to carry a whisper to your ear, that [we] still love you…” (Maricela Ochoa†).
A private memorial service is pending. Reynaldo Jr. would not want anyone to spend their money on flowers to celebrate his life. Rather, he would have wanted us all to plant flowers in our own gardens or go as a family to a movie, concert or nice meal at a locally owned restaurant.
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